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The Unknown Quantity
Hermann Broch
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Description for The Unknown Quantity
Paperback. Richard Hieck had a difficult childhood in early-20th-century Germany. With his withdrawn mother and his enigmatic father, he studies mathematics in an attempt to find the discipline he craves. Broch examines the impossibility of life within a society whose values are in decay. Translator(s): Muir, Willa; Muir, Edwin. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Mild and sensitive Richard Hieck endured a quietly difficult childhood in Germany. But from his father Richard inherited an interest in the night sky, learning to love the constellations and to take comfort in the strength of Orion and the warm radiance of Venus. His choice to pursue mathematics offers him the discipline he craved as a child. Published in 1933, The Unknown Quantity is Hermann Broch's study of the underlying chaos-and finally the impossibility-of life within a society whose values are in decay. As Richard seeks to reconcile the conflicting demands of love and science, of ... Read more
Mild and sensitive Richard Hieck endured a quietly difficult childhood in Germany. But from his father Richard inherited an interest in the night sky, learning to love the constellations and to take comfort in the strength of Orion and the warm radiance of Venus. His choice to pursue mathematics offers him the discipline he craved as a child. Published in 1933, The Unknown Quantity is Hermann Broch's study of the underlying chaos-and finally the impossibility-of life within a society whose values are in decay. As Richard seeks to reconcile the conflicting demands of love and science, of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Marlboro Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Weight
293g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810160828
SKU
V9780810160828
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About Hermann Broch
Hermann Broch (November 1, 1886 - May 30, 1951) was a 20th century Austrian writer, considered one of the major Modernists.
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