TY - BOOK AU - Robert Musil TI - The Man Without Qualities SN - 9780679767879 AV - PT2625.U8 U1 - 833.912 PB - Vintage KW - Historical Fiction N2 - 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in two elegant volumes--is the first to present Musil's complete text, including material that remained unpublished during his lifetime ER -