{"product_id":"9780399501524","title":"The Man Without Qualities - Musil, Robert","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Man Without Qualities\u003c\/u\u003e by Musil, Robert\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Mass-Market Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Perigee Books, 1980\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUlrich's life in pre-World War I Vienna is influenced by his social and political connections and desire to be a man of importance.\n\nUlrich possesses many talents but feels detached from them, choosing to live in a state of pure potentiality rather than committing to a fixed social character or moral code.\n\nSet in Vienna in 1913 on the eve of World War I, this colossal, unfinished satirical epic explores the existential drift, moral ambiguity, and intellectual decay of a crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Perigee Books, 1980","offers":[{"title":"The Man Without Qualities \/ Very Good","offer_id":55759284273444,"sku":"9780399501524VG","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_f307c1e4-e29f-41a9-a209-a9ee99ff4735.jpg?v=1784393929","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780399501524","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}