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The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
Author: Milan Kundera, Aaron Asher (Translator)
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 1970s. Like all his work, it is valuable for far more than its historical implications. In seven wonderfully integrated parts, different aspects of human existe...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060932145
ISBN-10: 0060932147
Publication Date: 5/1/1999
Pages: 320
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 34 ratings
Publisher: Perennial Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
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The best way I can describe this book is "odd." Perhaps I do not know enough about the history of the country to have enjoyed it as much as I should, but it was not one of my favorites. I think my biggest disappointment is that I was hoping for a more philosophical book than what the author provided. However, it was not miserable to read and there were bits of it that I liked. One that I am glad to have read but am not sad to pass on.
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Same author as The Unberable Lightness of Being which was very hot on the bestseller list.


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