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 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in two elegant volumes—is the first to present Musil's complete text, including material that remained unpublished during his lifetime.
language: English
title: The Man Without Qualities
titlecomplete: The Man Without Qualities
characters: Ulrich, Franz Joseph I of Austria, Dr. Paul Arnheim
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Classics, Philosophy, German Literature, Germany, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 6585
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: Alfred A. Knopf