The feeling of not being understood and of not understanding the world is no mere accompaniment of first passion, but its sole non-accidental cause. And the passion itself is a panic-stricken flight in which being together with the other means only a doubled solitude.

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].