The Unknown Quantity
The Unknown Quantity
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Summary
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 With his withdrawn mother and his enigmatic father, he studies mathematics in an attempt to find the discipline he craves.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.
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The Unknown Quantity by Willa Muir
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 passion and reason, societal and family values begin to undermine him and those in orbit around him.
Hermann Broch (November 1, 1886 – May 30, 1951) was a 20th century Austrian writer, considered one of the major Modernists.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780810160828 |
| ISBN 10 | 081016082X |
| Title | The Unknown Quantity |
| Author | Willa Muir |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Northwestern University Press |
| Year published | 2000-12-31 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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