A Companion to the Works of Robert Musil - Paperbackby Philip Payne (Editor), Graham Bartram (Editor), Galin Tihanov (Editor) A fresh and extensive look at the works of the great Austrian novelist in the context of the German and Austrian culture of his time. A panel of authors, critics, and academics convened by the Literaturhaus in Munich in 1999 voted Robert Musil's The Man without Qualities the most important German novel of the 20th century. Their collective judgment restson strong foundations: on