The result is nothing less than the restoration of a classic. The first definitive, complete edition of the authors classic first novel presents a tale of love, politics, revenge, and the fate of individuals in.

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 edition provides English-language readers an important further means toward revaluation of The Joke.

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. The result is nothing less than the restoration of a classic.All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its political implications. Now though, 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. The Joke Jaromil Jire’s brilliant adaptation of Milan Kundera’s novel tells the fragmentary tale of a man expelled from the Communist Party because of a political joke. All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its political implications. MilanKundera The joke WebThe joke Author: Milan Kundera Summary: All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried.

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