With an introduction by Jonathan Lethem It is 1913, and Viennese
high society is determined to find an appropriate way of
celebrating the seventieth jubilee of the accession of Emperor
Franz Josef. But as the aristocracy tries to salvage something
illustrious out of the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the
ordinary Viennese world is beginning to show signs of more serious
rebellion. Caught in the middle of this social labyrinth is Ulrich:
youngish, rich, an ex-soldier, seducer and scientist. Unable to
deceive himself that the jumble of attributes and values that his
world has bestowed on him amounts to anything so innate as a
'character', he is effectively a man 'without qualities', a
brilliant, detached observer of the spinning, racing society around
him. Part satire, part visionary epic, part intellectual tour de
force, The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil is a work of
immeasurable importance.
General
| Imprint: |
Picador
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Picador Classic |
| Release date: |
February 2017 |
| Authors: |
Robert Musil
|
| Translators: |
Sophie Wilkins
|
| Dimensions: |
197 x 130 x 52mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
1130 |
| Edition: |
Main Market Ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4472-8943-2 |
| Languages: |
English
|
| Subtitles: |
German
|
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-4472-8943-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781447289432 |
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