The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil

The Man without Qualities (1930-42) is a novel in three books by the Austrian novelist and essayist Robert Musil. The main issue of this "story of ideas", which takes place in the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy's last days, is the need to preserve order in a shaken world (never considering the fact that World War I was to begin in a couple of months).

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The 133rd greatest fiction book of all time

This book is on the following lists:

1. - 1st on Best German Novels of the Twentieth Century (Wikipedia)
2. - 3rd on Robert McCrum's top 10 books of the twentieth century (The Guardian)
3. - 35th on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
4. - 37th on The 100 Best Books of World Literature (ABC.es)
5. - 38th on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine)
6. - 86th on Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century (Le Monde)
7. - 101st on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
8. - 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
9. - The 100 Best Books in the World (AbeBooks.de (in German))
10. - Top 100 Works in World Literature (Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute)

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	Name	Binding	Sales Rank	Lowest New	Lowest Used	Published
	Man Without Qualities 2	Paperback	633122		$19.99	1998
	The Man Without Qualities: Vol 1	Paperback	7508695		$45.00
	The man Without Qualities, Vol. 1: A Sort of Introduction- The Like of It Now Happens (I)	Hardcover	4000166
	The Man Without Qualities, Vol. 1: A Sort of Introduction- The Like of It Now Happens (I)	Paperback	5406121		$10.00
	Man Without Qualities (various volumes)	Hardcover	3807163	$1,976.90	$339.12
	The Man without Qualities (2 volume set - Parts I - III, plus 20 galley + unfinished chapters)	Hardcover	8370028		$93.58
	The Man Without Qualities, Vol. 2: The Like of it Now Happens (II)	Hardcover	1811205		$65.00
	The Man Without Qualities, Vol. 2: The Like of it Now Happens (II)	Mass Market Paperback	10468403		$23.75
	The Man Without Qualities, Vol. 2: Part III, 20 galley + unfinished chapters	Hardcover	7740960		$49.98	1995
	The Man Without Qualities, Vol. 2: Into the Millennium	Paperback	361585	$16.82	$13.79	1996
	The Man without Qualities	Paperback	1480190	$76.00	$3.06	1965
	The Man Without Qualities (Vol. 1)	Kindle Edition	156881	$9.99		2014
	The Man Without Qualities, Vol. 1: Part I, A Sort of Introduction; Part II, The Like of It Now Happens	Hardcover	7772445		$87.95
	THE MAN WITHOUT QUALITIES (VOL. III)	Hardcover	10780025
	The Man Without Qualities	Audible Audiobook	18139	$38.18		2022
	The Man Without Qualities, Vol. 1: A Sort of Introduction- The Like of It Now Happens (I)	Hardcover	10793543		$61.20
	The Man Without Qualities* Volume 2, The Like of it Now Happens	Hardcover	670007		$95.35
	The Man without Qualities	Kindle Edition	109189			2017
	The Man Without Qualities Volume I: A Sort of Introduction / The Like Of It Now Happens (I)	Hardcover	767352			1953
	THE MAN WITHOUT QUALITIES, 3 volumes	Hardcover	1042550		$89.95	1961
	The Man Without Qualities: Picador Classic	Paperback	376149	$11.68	$14.56	2017
	The Man without Qualities, Vol. 2: The Like of it Now Happens	Hardcover	9891778		$50.00
	Man Without Qualities, The 1st Vol. of 3: A Sort of Introduction- The Like of It Now Happens (I)	Hardcover	4161936		$34.95
	The Man Without Qualities (2 Volumes)	Paperback	17015072		$79.00
	The Man Without Qualities	Paperback	504901	$24.99	$11.70	1997
	The Man Without Qualities (2 volume set)	Hardcover	1310728	$79.89	$49.94	1995
	The Man Without Qualities	Kindle Edition	116921	$2.99		2020
	The Man Without Qualities (1 vol. ed.)	Paperback	3265166	$62.49	$22.09	2011
	Man Without Qualities, Vol. 2: The Like of It Now Happens (II)	Paperback	2353859	$494.99	$16.90	1979
	The Man Without Qualities, Vol. 1: A Sort of Introduction / The Like Of It Now Happens (I)	Paperback	1565915		$30.30
	The Man Without Qualities Vol. 1: A Sort of Introduction and Pseudo Reality Prevails	Paperback	151470	$17.67	$6.10	1996