num_pages: 1774
description: 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 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- published in two elegant volumes - is the first to present Musil's complete text, including material that remained unpublished during his lifetime.
language: English
title: The Man without Qualities
titlecomplete: The Man without Qualities (2 volume set - Parts I - III, plus 20 galley + unfinished chapters)
characters: Franz Joseph I of Austria, Dr. Paul Arnheim, Ulrich
genres: Fiction, Philosophy, German Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Germany, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 6584
places: Austro-Hungarian Empire, Vienna
series: The Man Without Qualities
awards: awardedAt: -378662400000
name: Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
category: Novel, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Национална награда „Христо Г. Данов“
category: Преводна художествена литература
publisher: Picador