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The man without qualities / Robert Musil ; translated from the German by Sophie Wilkins ; editorial consultant, Burton Pike.

Title
The man without qualities / Robert Musil ; translated from the German by Sophie Wilkins ; editorial consultant, Burton Pike.
Author
Musil, Robert, 1880-1942
Publication
New York : Vintage International, 1996.

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v.1TextUse in library PT 2625.U8 M313 1996x v.1Off-site
v.2TextUse in library PT 2625.U8 M313 1996x v.2Off-site

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Additional Authors
  • Pike, Burton.
  • Wilkins, Sophie.
Description
2 v. (x, 1774 p.); 21 cm.
Summary
A novel in four volumes on the dying culture of pre-World War I Vienna. The man without qualities of the title is Ulrich, a skeptical type who views with an amused eye all attempts by the rulers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to instill in their subjects the nationalistic fervor of neighboring Germany. The author died in 1942.
Uniform Title
Mann ohne Eigenschaften. English
Alternative Title
Mann ohne Eigenschaften.
Subject
  • Austria > History > 1867-1918 > Fiction
  • German fiction > 20th century > Translations into English
  • Vienna (Austria) > Fiction
Genre/Form
Psychological fiction.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
v. I. A sort of introduction ; Pseudoreality prevails -- v. II. Into the millenium ; From the posthumous papers.
ISBN
  • 0679767878 (v.1)
  • 0679768025 (v.2)
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library