The result is nothing less than the restoration of a classic. For reasons he describes in his Author's Note, Milan Kundera devoted much time to creating (with the assistance of his American publisher-editor) a completely revised translation that reflects his original as closely as any translation possibly can: reflects it in its fidelity not only to the words and syntax but also to the characteristic dictions and tonalities of the novel's narrators. The present audio edition provides English-language listeners an important further means toward revaluation of The Joke. All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its political implications. Now, a quarter century after The Joke was first published and several years after the collapse of the Soviet-imposed Czechoslovak regime, it becomes easier to put such implications into perspective in favor of valuing the book (and all Kundera 's work) as what it truly is: great, stirring literature that sheds new light on the eternal themes of human existence.
His friend Marketa, who he wishes was his lover, is spend-ing a portion of the summer at a youth ideology camp. The only documentary about Milan Kunderas legacy.Why were Milan Kunderas books so successful all over the world Why did he move to France and started writ. In Prague, Ludvik Jahn is a university student, a party member, and a musician in a folk ensemble. All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its political implications. The Joke, Folk Culture, and Milan Kunderas The Joke BURT FEINTUCH It is 1948 in Stalinist Czechoslovakia.
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