Anatol is a play by Austrian playwright Arthur Schnitzler, published in 1893. It is a seven-act play set in late 19th century Vienna, depicting the many shallow and immature relationships of bourgeois playboy Anatol. The first act, "The question to fate", earned Schnitzler the title of "psychological depth researcher" from Sigmund Freud.Arthur Schnitzler, (born May 15, 1862, Vienna, Austria—died October 21, 1931, Vienna), Austrian playwright and novelist known for his psychological dramas that dissect turn-of-the-century Viennese bourgeois life.