The Man Without Qualities as a 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 digressions on a wide range of existential themes concerning humanity and feelings. It has a particular...
Even as the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapses and the rest of Vienna shows symptoms of rebellion, the Viennese nobility gathers to commemorate Emperor Franz Josef's 17th anniversary of accession in 1913. Ulrich, a warrior, a seducer, and a scientist, is at the centre of this...