by Robert Musil
First published 1995 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
First published in Great Britain 1995 by Picador
First published in paperback 1997 by Picador
This electronic edition published 2017 by Picador
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ISBN 978-1-5098-1819-8
Copyright © Alfred A. Knopf Inc. 1995
Introduction copyright © Jonathan Lethem 2017
Originally published in German as Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften, Neu-Edition, edited by Prof. Adolf Frisé
Copyright © 1978 by Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, Reinbek bei Hamburg.
Cover Design: Matthew Garrett, Picador Art Department.
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