![]() ![]() ![]() Part satire, part visionary epic, part intellectual tour de force, it is a work of immeasurable importance. At the centre of this social labyrinth is Ulrich: a veteran, a seducer and a scientist, yet also a man 'without qualities' and therefore a brilliant and detached observer of his changing world.Ī classic of the 20th century, Robert Musil’s The Man Without Qualities ( Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften) is endlessly thought-provoking, insightful and stimulating. In 1913, the Viennese aristocracy is gathering to celebrate the 17th jubilee of the accession of Emperor Franz Josef, even as the Austro-Hungarian Empire is collapsing and the rest of Vienna is showing signs of rebellion. ![]()
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