The Austrian author Robert Musil 1880 1942 was a soldier, engineer, and trained philosopher Besides his fragmentary novel The Man Without Qualities 1930 32 , his works include plays, stories, essays, reviews and an extensive legacy This handbook offers a broad overview of Musil s life, work and impact It also opens multiple research perspectives on one of the most imThe Austrian author Robert Musil 1880 1942 was a soldier, engineer, and trained philosopher Besides his fragmentary novel The Man Without Qualities 1930 32 , his works include plays, stories, essays, reviews and an extensive legacy This handbook offers a broad overview of Musil s life, work and impact It also opens multiple research perspectives on one of the most important works of German classical modernity.