About the book
\"An absolutely dazzling entertainment. . . . Arousing on every level—political, erotic, intellectual, and above all, humorous.\" —Newsweek
\"The Book of Laughter and Forgetting calls itself a novel, although it is part fairy tale, part literary criticism, part political tract, part musicology, and part autobiography. It can call itself whatever it wants to, because the whole is genius.\" —New York Times
Rich in its stories, characters, and imaginative range, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is the landmark literary philosophical novel that brought Milan Kundera his first big international success in the late 1970s. Like all his work, it is valuable for far more than its historical implications. In seven wonderfully integrated parts, different aspects of human existence are magnified and reduced, reordered and emphasized, newly examined, analyzed, and experienced.
Editions of Book of Laughter and Forgetting
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780060932145
- EBook
- ISBN 9780063290693
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\"An absolutely dazzling entertainment. . . . Arousing on every level—political, erotic, intellectual, and above all, humorous.\" —Newsweek
\"The Book of Laughter and Forgetting calls itself a novel, although it is part fairy tale, part literary criticism, part political tract, part musicology, and part autobiography. It can call itself whatever it wants to, because the whole is genius.\" —New York Times
Rich in its stories, characters, and imaginative range, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is the landmark literary philosophical novel that brought Milan Kundera his first big international success in the late 1970s. Like all his work, it is valuable for far more than its historical implications. In seven wonderfully integrated parts, different aspects of human existence are magnified and reduced, reordered and emphasized, newly examined, analyzed, and experienced.
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What is Book of Laughter and Forgetting about?
\"An absolutely dazzling entertainment. . . . Arousing on every level—political, erotic, intellectual, and above all, humorous.\" —Newsweek
\"The Book of Laughter and Forgetting calls itself a novel, although it is part fairy tale, part literary criticism, part political tract, part musicology, and part autobiography. It can call itself whatever it wants to, because the whole is genius.\" —New York Times
Rich in its stories, characters, and imaginative range, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is the landmark literary philosophical novel that brought Milan Kundera his first big international success in the late 1970s. Like all his work, it is valuable for far more than its historical implications. In seven wonderfully integrated parts, different aspects of human existence are magnified and reduced, reordered and emphasized, newly examined, analyzed, and experienced.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Book of Laughter and Forgetting?
Fiction > Humorous fiction
Where can I read a sample of Book of Laughter and Forgetting?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Book of Laughter and Forgetting?
Milan Kundera
Who is the Publisher of the book Book of Laughter and Forgetting?
HarperCollins
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Book of Laughter and Forgetting is available as paperback(ISBN 9780060932145) and ebook(ISBN 9780063290693)
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