The Man Without Qualities - Robert Musil Malaparte paints a picture of

Malaparte paints a picture of humanity at its most depraved

earning him not just a job but a place in the heart of the neighbourhood

She has always sought the answers to life's big questions

A remorseless meditation on nature

Switzerland's most famous literary star

The Man Without Qualities - Robert Musil Malaparte paints a picture ofIt is 1913, and Viennese high society is determined to find an appropriate way of celebrating the seventieth jubilee of the accession of Emperor Franz Josef. But as the aristocracy tries to salvage something illustrious out of the collapse of the Austro Hungarian Empire, the ordinary Viennese world is beginning to show signs of more serious rebellion. Caught in the middle of this social labyrinth is Ulrich: youngish, rich, an ex soldier, seducer and