Heimito von Doderer's The Strudlhof Steps is an experimental tour de force with the suspense and surprise of a soap opera. Set in the last days of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire—and the first days after it—this vast novel has a wide range of characters, but its true protagonist is Vienna.

This is the first translation into English of The Strudlhof Steps. Learn more about a major 20th-century writer and his magnus opus at this online conversation between the translator Vincent Kling, Tess Lewis, and Daniel Kehlmann. Click here to RSVP.