Broch, Hermann
The Unknown Quantity
- ISBN 13:
- 9780810160828
- author:
- Broch, Hermann
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Northwestern University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2000
- Pages:
- 204
- Genre:
- Modern fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Unknown Quantity by Hermann Broch
A study of life within a society in decay, this novel explores the tension between conflicting demands and values.
As its protagonist seeks to reconcile love and science, passion and reason, societal and family values begin to undermine him and those around him.
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