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The Book of Laughter and Forgetting (Czech: Kniha smíchu a zapomnění) is a novel by Milan Kundera, published in France 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
Jan 1, 1979 · The Book of Laughter and Forgetting. Milan Kundera. 3.96. 50,228 ratings2,918 reviews. Rich in its stories, characters, and imaginative range, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is the novel that brought Milan Kundera his first big international success in the late 1970's.
Oct 9, 2022 · Set in postwar Czechoslovakia in the aftermath of the Stalinist purges of World War II, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is “a novel in the form of variations” that explores how totalitarianism affects individual and collective, national and personal, memories.
Apr 7, 1999 · Aaron Asher. Follow. The Book of Laughter and Forgetting Paperback – April 7, 1999. by Milan Kundera (Author) 4.3 612 ratings. See all formats and editions. "An absolutely dazzling entertainment. . . . Arousing on every level—political, erotic, intellectual, and above all, humorous." —Newsweek.
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, novel by Milan Kundera, written in Czech as Kniha smíchu a zapomnění but originally published in French as Le Livre du rire et de l’oubli (1979). The political situation in the former country of Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic and Slovakia), where history.
Mar 28, 2023 · The Book of Laughter and Forgetting: A Novel. Milan Kundera. HarperCollins, Mar 28, 2023 - Fiction - 320 pages. "An absolutely dazzling entertainment. . . . Arousing on every level—political,...
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting: A Novel. Milan Kundera. Harper Collins, Apr 7, 1999 - Fiction - 320 pages. Rich in its stories, characters, and imaginative range, The Book of Laughter and...
