The title means Collected Stories. This German edition, first published in 1957, brings together Musil's shorter fiction. It includes the novellas of Drei Frauen and the pieces from his collection Vereinigungen, along with other tales and sketches. Together they show how he treats love, perception, memory and moral doubt in compressed form, often with an almost scientific precision. The stories are demanding but rewarding, and they offer a good way into his mind for readers who find the long novel daunting.