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Original Title:	Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften
ISBN:	0330349422 (ISBN13: 9780330349420)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Franz Joseph I of Austria
Setting:	Vienna(Austria) Austro-Hungarian Empire
Literary Awards:	Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger for Novel (1958), Национална награда „Христо Г. Данов“ for Преводна художествена литература (2009)

The Man Without Qualities

Robert Musil

Hardcover | Pages: 1774 pages

Rating: 4.24 | 5317 Users | 280 Reviews

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Title	:	The Man Without Qualities
Author	:	Robert Musil
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Boxed Set
Pages	:	Pages: 1774 pages
Published	:	1995 by Alfred A. Knopf (first published 1930)
Categories	:	Fiction. Classics. Philosophy. Literature. European Literature. German Literature

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Set in Vienna on the eve of World War I, this great novel of ideas tells the story of Ulrich, ex-soldier and scientist, seducer and skeptic, who finds himself drafted into the grandiose plans for the 70th jubilee of the Emperor Franz Josef. This new translation - published in two elegant volumes - is the first to present Musil's complete text, including material that remained unpublished during his lifetime.

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This book is huge in every respect. It is a culmination and at the same time marks a decisive point in my reading life. For the books from the same league as this one, the bar is now set quite high.Musil's AshesIn this special case I think I have to say something about the author and the way the book was published: The novel remained fragmentary. Robert Musil died of a stroke while working on the last part in April 1942. At this time he lived with his wife in exile in Switzerland near Geneva,

An absolute classic. Sort of Dilbert but in pre-WWI Austria. This first volume is outstanding. The second one was nearly unreadable. The protagonist is tasked with organizing a massive party for the jubilee of the Austro-Hungarian emperor and the story becomes absurdist, ironic and hilarious as he confronts an apathetic administration and as everything indicates the impending doom of the regime. A must read!

When I came across this book in 1995, I had become very skeptical of the possibility of fiction expressing my worldview. Musil did. In the grand competition for 'best novel ever' I would have to put this one just slightly behind Proust's In Search of Lost Time, but this one is closer to my heart. Ulrich, the titular Man, dwells in a world that is in denial of its imminent collapse, Vienna before the first world war. It's not practical to summarize the plot, but it's also unnecessary. Musil

Heres a song for you. The song is Bros by Panda Bear, maybe youve heard of it. Anyway, have a wee listen to it now, a minute or so (or it'll make good background music while you read this review!) Okay, fine, its a breezy summery song, nothing too special. But did you hear the screaming, sobbing, racecar, owl hoots, or anything else that makes up the dense collection of samples? Its blurry, messy, no two listens are alike. You pick up on different things each time. To me at least, listening to

BEST DAMN FICTION I HAVE EVER READ. And it's even unfinished. I can't imagine the finished book. Long live Herr Musil in the heavens of literature.

If you're into stuff like this, you can read the full review.The Juggernaut: "Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften" by Robert Musil(Original Review, 2007-05-05)I've long waited for someone explain to me what the criteria are to select the best fiction out there. I know when I like a book or when others like a book, yet critics and intellectually sophisticated people often talk about books as if one can assess their value objectively, going beyond mere preference. Yet, mysteriously, the criteria by which

Im always late, thats why Im discovering my favorite authors only in my 30s. Fante. Barth. Pessoa. Miller. McCarthy. Celine. And now - Robert Musil and his stupefyingly dense book The Man Without Qualities, so-called novel of ideas. It means, that no matter that my best intentions are to shower you in spoilers, 99% of it will remain unscathed.The action here is like watercolour painting - hazy, obscure. Yet the battles in inland empires of characters are fierce. A kafkaesque trick is unfolding