THE BOOK OF LAUGHTER AND FORGETTING: (Writers from the Other Europe, series editor Philp Roth)
by Milan Kundera; (Translated from the Czech by Michael Henry Heim)
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- ISBN 10
- 0140059245
- ISBN 13
- 9780140059243
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About This Item
New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1981. 1st Edition 5th Printing. Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Text/NEW, showing faint margin discoloration. Softcover/Fine. English translation of Czech-born novelist, musician & film production Milan Kundera's (1929 -) novel first published 1979 in France. Expelled from the Czech Communist Party in 1950, and, on the publication of this book, lost his Czech citizenship as well. This book ranks among his most successful works, is a series of wittily ironic meditations on the modern state's tendency to deny and obliterate human memory & historical truth. 237 pgs in 7 parts: 1, Lost Letters; 2, Mother; 3, The Angels; 4, Lost Letters; 5, Litost; 6, The Angels; and 7, The Border, followed by Afterword: A Talk with the Author by Philip Roth (Editor of the Series).
Synopsis
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is a novel by Milan Kundera, published in 1979. It is composed of seven separate narratives united by some common themes. The book considers the nature of forgetting as it occurs in history, politics and life in general. The stories also contain elements found in the genre of Magical Realism.
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- THE BOOK OF LAUGHTER AND FORGETTING: (Writers from the Other Europe, series editor Philp Roth)
- Author
- Milan Kundera; (Translated from the Czech by Michael Henry Heim)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 5th Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140059245
- ISBN 13
- 9780140059243
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 237
- Keywords
- Czech Literature, Fiction, Novel
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