The unknown quantity
by Hermann Broch
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In Hermann Broch's "The Unknown Quantity," published in 1933, the author explores the chaos and eventual impossibility of life within a society experiencing moral decay, focusing on Richard Hieck's struggle to reconcile love, science, passion, and reason as societal and family values erode. Here's a more detailed overview: THEMES: The book delves into the breakdown of societal values and the challenges individuals face when these values crumble, ultimately leading to the impossibility of a meaningful existence. RICHARD HIECK: The central character, Richard, is a sensitive individual who inherits his father's interest in the night sky and pursues mathematics, but his life is complicated by the conflicting demands of love, science, passion, and reason. SOCIETAL DECAY: Broch examines how societal values in decline can undermine individuals and their relationships, creating an environment of chaos and ultimately, impossibility. PUBLISHED DATE: 1933.
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The Unknown Quantity
December 27, 2000, Marlboro Press, Marlboro Press/Northwestern
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081016082X 9780810160828
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Translation of: Die Unbekannte Grösse.
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