The Road Into the Open - Paperbackby Arthur Schnitzler (Author), Roger Byers (Translator), Russell a. Berman (Introduction by) A finely drawn portrayal of the disintegration of Austrian liberal society under the impact of nationalism and anti semitism, The Road into the Open (Der Weg ins Freie, 1908) is a remarkable novel by a major Austrian writer of the early twentieth century. Set in fin de sicle Austria the cafs, salons, and musical concerts frequented by the Viennese elite