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Robert Musil
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Robert Musil was an Austrian writer and philosopher (1880–1942) best known for his experimental novels that explored the complexities of modern thought and human psychology. His work matters because it represents a major contribution to modernist literature and continues to influence how writers approach philosophical questions through fiction.
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It sits within the topics 1880 births, 1942 deaths and 20th-century Austrian dramatists and playwrights.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Musil
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
- Place of death
- Geneva
- Occupation
- prose writer
- Educated at
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Award
- Kleist Prize
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Doctoral advisor
- Carl Stumpf
- Field of work
- German-language literature
- Conflict
- World War I
- Official website
- www.musilgesellschaft.at
- Image
- Musil.jpg
- Work location
- Bolzano
- Significant event
- Nazi book burnings
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- Commons category
- Robert Musil
- cause of death
- stroke
- place of burial
- Cemetery of Kings
- date of birth
- 1880-11-06
- date of death
- 1942-04-15
- influenced by
- Ernst Mach
- manner of death
- natural causes
- writing language
- German
- start of work period
- 1905-00-00
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- archives at
- Austrian National Library
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Musil (/ˈmuːsɪl, -zɪl/; Austrian German: [ˈroːbɛrt ˈmuːzɪl]; 6 November 1880 – 15 April 1942) was an Austrian philosophical writer. His unfinished novel, The Man Without Qualities (German: Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften), is generally considered to be one of the most important and influential modernist novels.
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