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Chess Story Chess Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 320 times as austria)
avg rating 4.27 — 169,693 ratings — published 1942
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The World of Yesterday The World of Yesterday (Paperback)
by (shelved 171 times as austria)
avg rating 4.51 — 29,088 ratings — published 1942
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The Piano Teacher The Piano Teacher (Hardcover)
by (shelved 156 times as austria)
avg rating 3.61 — 16,188 ratings — published 1983
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The Radetzky March (Von Trotta Family, #1) The Radetzky March (Von Trotta Family, #1)
by (shelved 149 times as austria)
avg rating 4.10 — 14,259 ratings — published 1932
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 142 times as austria)
avg rating 4.37 — 866,284 ratings — published 1946
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Dream Story Dream Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 131 times as austria)
avg rating 3.76 — 21,026 ratings — published 1926
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The Wall The Wall (Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as austria)
avg rating 4.01 — 32,904 ratings — published 1963
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The Loser The Loser (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as austria)
avg rating 4.02 — 12,981 ratings — published 1983
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Beware of Pity Beware of Pity (Paperback)
by (shelved 117 times as austria)
avg rating 4.26 — 21,470 ratings — published 1939
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The Man Without Qualities The Man Without Qualities (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as austria)
avg rating 4.19 — 7,362 ratings — published 1930
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Woodcutters Woodcutters (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as austria)
avg rating 4.18 — 8,498 ratings — published 1984
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Ein ganzes Leben Ein ganzes Leben (Hardcover)
by (shelved 91 times as austria)
avg rating 3.95 — 23,407 ratings — published 2014
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Bilinmeyen Bir Kadının Mektubu Bilinmeyen Bir Kadının Mektubu (Hardcover)
by (shelved 90 times as austria)
avg rating 4.10 — 68,649 ratings — published 1922
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Letters to a Young Poet Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as austria)
avg rating 4.28 — 120,418 ratings — published 1929
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Wittgenstein’s Nephew Wittgenstein’s Nephew (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as austria)
avg rating 4.02 — 6,826 ratings — published 1982
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The Confusions of Young Törless The Confusions of Young Törless (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as austria)
avg rating 3.67 — 10,145 ratings — published 1906
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Concrete Concrete (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as austria)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,715 ratings — published 1982
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The Post-Office Girl The Post-Office Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as austria)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,936 ratings — published 1982
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Bir Kadının Yaşamından Yirmi Dört Saat Bir Kadının Yaşamından Yirmi Dört Saat (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as austria)
avg rating 3.89 — 41,335 ratings — published 1925
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Der Trafikant Der Trafikant (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as austria)
avg rating 3.74 — 22,239 ratings — published 2012
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as austria)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,405,258 ratings — published 1915
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Malina Malina (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as austria)
avg rating 4.04 — 5,293 ratings — published 1971
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A Sorrow Beyond Dreams A Sorrow Beyond Dreams (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as austria)
avg rating 3.75 — 6,789 ratings — published 1972
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Correction Correction (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as austria)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,682 ratings — published 1975
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Extinction Extinction (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as austria)
avg rating 4.32 — 3,378 ratings — published 1986
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Korku Korku (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as austria)
avg rating 4.12 — 28,967 ratings — published 1910
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Old Masters: A Comedy Old Masters: A Comedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as austria)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,966 ratings — published 1985
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The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as austria)
avg rating 3.17 — 6,076 ratings — published 1970
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Mendel el de los libros Mendel el de los libros (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as austria)
avg rating 4.03 — 18,089 ratings — published 1929
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La leggenda del santo bevitore La leggenda del santo bevitore (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as austria)
avg rating 3.74 — 7,613 ratings — published 1939
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Yakıcı Sır Yakıcı Sır (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as austria)
avg rating 3.89 — 13,813 ratings — published 1911
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Carmilla Carmilla (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as austria)
avg rating 3.87 — 192,053 ratings — published 1872
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The Only Woman in the Room The Only Woman in the Room (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as austria)
avg rating 3.87 — 107,267 ratings — published 2019
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as austria)
avg rating 3.94 — 391,308 ratings — published 1925
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The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1) The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)
by (shelved 44 times as austria)
avg rating 3.94 — 22,032 ratings — published 2015
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The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as austria)
avg rating 3.96 — 63,326 ratings — published 2010
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Venus in Furs Venus in Furs (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as austria)
avg rating 3.63 — 16,524 ratings — published 1870
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The Golem The Golem (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as austria)
avg rating 3.82 — 9,125 ratings — published 1915
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Fräulein Else Fräulein Else (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as austria)
avg rating 3.82 — 5,904 ratings — published 1924
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The Emperor's Tomb (Von Trotta Family, #2) The Emperor's Tomb (Von Trotta Family, #2)
by (shelved 41 times as austria)
avg rating 3.89 — 4,128 ratings — published 1938
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Thunder At Twilight: Vienna 1913/1914 Thunder At Twilight: Vienna 1913/1914 (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as austria)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,037 ratings — published 1989
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A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-1889 A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-1889 (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as austria)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,572 ratings — published 1979
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Journey into the Past Journey into the Past (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as austria)
avg rating 3.81 — 8,899 ratings — published 1976
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The Third Man The Third Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as austria)
avg rating 3.78 — 16,557 ratings — published 1950
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Gargoyles Gargoyles (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as austria)
avg rating 3.89 — 3,062 ratings — published 1967
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La Confusion des sentiments La Confusion des sentiments (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as austria)
avg rating 4.04 — 13,032 ratings — published 1926
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Gut gegen Nordwind (Gut gegen Nordwind, #1) Gut gegen Nordwind (Gut gegen Nordwind, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as austria)
avg rating 3.85 — 30,630 ratings — published 2006
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Lieutenant Gustl (Sun & Moon Classics) Lieutenant Gustl (Sun & Moon Classics)
by (shelved 35 times as austria)
avg rating 3.49 — 3,811 ratings — published 1900
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Frost Frost (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as austria)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,120 ratings — published 1963
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Fin-de-Siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture Fin-de-Siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as austria)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,603 ratings — published 1980
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Robert Musil
“Là in Kakania, in quello Stato incompreso, che ormai non esiste più e che in tante cose fu un modello ingiustamente sottovalutato, c’era anche velocità, ma non troppa. Quando si era all’estero e si ripensava a questo paese, sorgeva davanti agli occhi il ricordo di quelle sue strade bianche, larghe e comode, risalenti al tempo delle marce a piedi e dei postali, strade che si diramavano in tutte le direzioni, come le vie di trasmissione del regolamento, come i nastri del traliccio chiaro nelle uniformi dei soldati, e che cingevano le province con il braccio bianco-cartaceo dell’amministrazione. E che province! Ghiacciai e mari, il Carso e i campi di grano della Boemia, notti sull’Adriatico percorse dallo stridio inquieto dei grilli, e villaggi slovacchi dove il fumo usciva dai camini come da narici camuse e il villaggio se ne stava rannicchiato tra due collinette, quasi che la terra avesse dischiuso un poco le labbra per riscaldare il suo bambino. Naturalmente su quelle strade si incontravano anche automobili; ma non troppe. Ci si preparava anche là alla conquista dell’aria; ma senza eccedere in solerzia. Di quando in quando si faceva partire una nave per il Sudamerica o per l’Estremo Oriente; ma non troppo spesso. Non si ambiva al dominio del mondo, né dal punto di vista economico né da quello politico; si era al centro dell’Europa, dove si intersecano gli antichi assi del mondo; le parole “colonia” e “oltremare” risuonavano ancora come un qualcosa di remoto e di non sperimentato. Si viveva nel lusso, ma di certo non con l’estrema raffinatezza dei francesi. Si praticava lo sport, ma non da forsennati come gli anglosassoni. Si spendevano somme ingenti per l’esercito, ma solo quel tanto che bastava per esser certi di rimanere la penultima delle grandi potenze. Anche la capitale, pur essendo una delle città più grandi del mondo, era un po’ più piccola di tutte le altre, ma notevolmente più grande di quanto lo siano di solito le grandi città. E l’amministrazione di questo paese, illuminata, discreta, volta a smussare prudentemente tutti gli spigoli, era nelle mani della migliore burocrazia d’Europa, alla quale si poteva rimproverare un solo difetto: ritenere saccenteria e presunzione il genio e la geniale intraprendenza dei privati che non fossero legittimati a ciò dal privilegio di alti natali o di un incarico statale. E d’altronde, c’è forse qualcuno cui piaccia farsi comandare da chi non è autorizzato? In Kakania, poi, un genio passava sempre per uno sciocco, ma a differenza di quel che capitava dalle altre parti, non succedeva mai che uno sciocco passasse per un genio.”
Robert Musil, The Man Without Qualities

“Wie in allen Dörfern, regierte in erster Linie die Angst vor den Nachbarn. Was würden die Nachbarn denken? Was würden sie sagen?”
Dominik barta , Vom Land

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