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THE CONFUSIONS OF YOUNG MASTER TÖRLESS

THE CONFUSIONS OF YOUNG MASTER TÖRLESS

By Robert Musil
Read by Jamie Parker
6 hours 25 minutes

Robert Musil (1880-1942) is best known for his enduring masterpiece The Man Without Qualities, one of the great European works of the 20th century. But it was with The Confusions of Young Master Törless first published in 1906, a challenging but very different work, that he signalled his extraordinary talent. Continue Reading →

THE MAN WITHOUT QUALITIES

THE MAN WITHOUT QUALITIES

By Robert Musil
Read by John Telfer
60 hours 30 minutes

 

In 1913, the Viennese aristocracy is gathering to celebrate the 17th jubilee of the accession of Emperor Franz Josef, even as the Austro-Hungarian Empire is collapsing and the rest of Vienna is showing signs of rebellion. At the centre of this social labyrinth is Ulrich: a veteran, a seducer and a scientist, yet also a man ‘without qualities’ and therefore a brilliant and detached observer of his changing world. Continue Reading →