Time, which runs through the world like an endless tinsel thread, seemed to pass through the centre of this room and through the centre of these people and suddenly to pause and petrify, stiff, still and glittering... and the objects in the room drew a little closer together.

1898–1901 Quits officer training and starts studies at the Technical University in Brno. 49 in Brno
1902–1903 Moves to Stuttgart to work at the University. 1912–1914 Editor for several literary magazines including Neue Rundschau.

However the novel has not been widely read both because of its delayed publication and intricate lengthy plot. Robert Musil (German: [ˈmuːzɪl] or [ˈmuːsɪl]; 6 November 1880 – 15 April 1942) was an Austrian writer. [citation needed].