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Immortality

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Immortality by Milan Kundera explores themes of human existence, identity, and the nature of immortality through a complex narrative structure. It intertwines the lives of an array of characters, both historical and fictional, and delves into philosophical discussions and reflections on life. The story is profoundly reflective, examining how small gestures can influence personal destinies and create lasting impressions across time.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy philosophical musings intertwined with the narrative, exploring themes of love, identity, and the human condition. Milan Kundera's mastery of blending wit and introspection offers a deeply engaging and thought-provoking experience for readers who appreciate novels that challenge conventional storytelling with rich character development and existential questions.

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Immortality

A novel, divided into seven parts and exploring immortality. This is the author's seventh novel. His previous works include "The Joke", "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting" and "The Unbearable Lightness of Being". He has written one play, "Jacques and his Master".

The New York Times bestseller by the author of legendary cult classic The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

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This breathtaking, reverberating survey of human nature finds Kundera still attempting to work out the meaning of life without losing his acute sense of humour. It is one of those great unclassifiable masterpieces that appear once every twenty years or so.

'It will make you cleverer, maybe even a better lover. Not many novels can do that.' β€” Nicholas Lezard, GQ

Immortality captures the essence of Kundera's genius and poetic storytelling, combining philosophical insight with the wry charm his readers have come to appreciate deeply.

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Milan Kundera's Immortality is praised for its wit, intelligence, and ingenuity, offering both a pleasure and challenge to readers. The novel is described as enchanting and captivating from beginning to end, with a mesmerising and strong narrative beautifully translated.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571144563

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 August 2000

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main - Re-issue

Contributors:

  • Translated by Peter Kussi
  • Translated by Peter Kussi
  • Translated by Peter Kussi

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 322g

Pages: 400

About the Author

Milan Kundera, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, was a student when the Czech Communist regime was established in 1948, and later worked as a labourer, jazz musician and professor at the Institute for Advanced Cinematographic Studies in Prague. After the Russian invasion in August 1968, his books were proscribed. In 1975, he and his wife settled in France, and in 1981, he became a French citizen. He is the author of the novels The Joke, Life is Elsewhere, Farewell Waltz, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, and Immortality, and of the short-story collection Laughable Loves - all originally in Czech. His most recent novels, Slowness, Identity and Ignorance, as well as his non-fiction works The Art of the Novel and Testaments Betrayed, were originally written in French.

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