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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 .
- Austrian
- University of Berlin
- Novelist, short story writer, playwright
Apr 11, 2024 · 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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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."
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Robert Musil (1880–1942) was not only a novelist but was an essayist also in the strict manner of speaking, penning expository pieces about writers, philosophy, and cultural concerns throughout his life.
Jun 11, 2018 · MUSIL, ROBERT (1880–1942), Austrian novelist and essayist. Robert Musil was one of the most important minds of the twentieth century. He is best known as a German novelist from the generation of Thomas Mann , Hermann Broch, and Franz Kafka , but his intellectual significance has sometimes been overlooked, partly because he was not an academic ...
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Robert Musil (Klagenfurt, Austria, November 6, 1880 - April 15, 1942 in Geneva, Switzerland) was an Austrian writer, author of the unfinished long novel The Man Without Qualities (Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften), one of the most important Modernist novels ever written.
