Musil, Robert 1880-1942

The man without qualities by Robert Musil ( Book )
389 editions published between 1930 and 2010 in 26 languages and held by 1,976 libraries worldwide
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.

Young Törless by Robert Musil ( Book )
201 editions published between 1906 and 2010 in 24 languages and held by 1,184 libraries worldwide
The novel concerns the inner conflicts and epiphanies of a cadet, Toerless, in an exclusive military academy where he both observes and takes part in the sexual abuse and torture of another cadet.

Five women by Robert Musil ( Book )
160 editions published between 1924 and 2010 in 15 languages and held by 929 libraries worldwide
A collection of stories by an Austrian writer featuring women heroines. In The Perfecting of a Love, a woman debates having an affair with a man with whom she is caught in a snow storm, while Tonka is a love affair between people of different class, a student and a servant girl.

Posthumous papers of a living author by Robert Musil ( Book )
84 editions published between 1936 and 2007 in 6 languages and held by 739 libraries worldwide
Courts textes de l'écrivain autrichien, né en 1880, mort à Genève en 1942. Ils nous permettent de mieux comprendre l'auteur des "Désarrois de l'élève Törless" et surtout de "L'homme sans qualités".

Diaries, 1899-1941 by Robert Musil ( Book )
56 editions published between 1963 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 576 libraries worldwide

Sämtliche Erzählungen by Robert Musil ( Book )
20 editions published between 1957 and 1981 in German and Undetermined and held by 450 libraries worldwide

Precision and soul : essays and addresses by Robert Musil ( Book )
5 editions published between 1990 and 1994 in English and held by 438 libraries worldwide

Selected writings by Robert Musil ( Book )
10 editions published between 1986 and 2005 in English and German and held by 408 libraries worldwide

The enthusiasts by Robert Musil ( Book )
31 editions published between 1921 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 376 libraries worldwide

On Mach's theories by Robert Musil ( Book )
19 editions published between 1908 and 1985 in 4 languages and held by 310 libraries worldwide