The Man Without Qualities
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| The German-language title is a pun on the phrase ''Mann mit Eigenschaften''—literally "man with qualities"—equivalent to the English-language phrase "self-made man". | The German-language title is a pun on the phrase ''Mann mit Eigenschaften''—literally "man with qualities"—equivalent to the English-language phrase "self-made man". | ||
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The novel deals with the moral and intellectual decline of the Austro-Hungarian Empire through the eyes of the book's protagonist Ulrich, an ex-mathematician who has failed to engage with the world around him in a manner that would allow him to possess 'qualities'. It is set in Vienna on the eve of World War I. Musil served as an officer in the Austro-Hungarian army at the front between 1914 - 1918.
The main issue of the "story of ideas", which takes place in the time of Austria-Hungarian monarchy's last days, is the need of preserving the order in a shaken world (never considering the fact that World War I would start in a couple of months).
The German-language title is a pun on the phrase Mann mit Eigenschaften—literally "man with qualities"—equivalent to the English-language phrase "self-made man".
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