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        The Man Without Qualities


        setting

        Austria

        time

        1910

        language

        German

        region

        Western Europe

        year published

        1940

        page count

        1130

        difficulty

        Difficult

        main characters

        Ulrich, Moosbrugger, Bonadea

        Rip's impressions

        Reserved for Guest Editor

        first line

        A barometric low hung over the Atlantic. It moved eastward toward ahigh-pressure area over Russia without as yet showing any inclination to bypass this high in a northerly direction.

        last lines

        (spoiler alert)