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Robert Musil (German: [ˈʁoːbɛʁt ˈmuːzɪl]; 6 November 1880 – 15 April 1942) was an Austrian philosophical writer. His unfinished novel, The Man Without Qualities (German: Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften ), is generally considered to be one of the most important and influential modernist novels .
Robert Musil (born Nov. 6, 1880, Klagenfurt, Austria—died April 15, 1942, Geneva, Switz.) was an Austrian-German novelist, best known for his monumental unfinished novel Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften (1930–43; The Man Without Qualities).
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Robert Musil: Graffito am Musil-Haus in Klagenfurt Bekannt ist Robert Musil vor allem als Autor der beiden Romane Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törleß und Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften . Nach dem Erfolg des Törleß 1906, der seine Schriftstellerexistenz begründete, tat sich Musil mit weiteren Publikumserfolgen jedoch schwer.
Nov 6, 2020 · Robert Musil almost chose an officer's career. But he turned to literature instead, and wrote a key 20th century modernist novel, "The Man without Qualities."
The Man Without Qualities (German: Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften; 1930–1943) is an unfinished modernist novel in three volumes and various drafts, by the Austrian writer Robert Musil. The novel is a "story of ideas", which takes place in the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy 's last days, and the plot often veers into allegorical ...
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About Robert Musil: Austrian writer. He graduated military boarding school at Eisenstadt (1892-1894) and then Hranice, in that time also known as Mähri...
Aug 13, 2021 · A review of the modernist masterpiece by Robert Musil, set in Vienna before the First World War. The novel explores the themes of doubt, nihilism, and the loss of narrative certainty in a changing world.
