Kundera, Milan
Slowness
- ISBN 13:
- 9780571179435
- author:
- Kundera, Milan
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1997
- Pages:
- 132
- Dimensions:
- 19.7 x 12.8 x 1 centimetres (0.1
- Genre:
- Modern fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Slowness by Milan Kundera is a divertimento, an opera buffa, that defies expectations. Written in French and published in 1996, it marks a departure from Kundera's previous works, such as The Unbearable Lightness of Being and Immortality. The novel interweaves two tales of seduction, separated by over two hundred years, oscillating between the sublime and the comic. A young nobleman is summoned to a chateau one evening, where he receives an unforgettable lesson in the art of seduction and the pleasures of love from Madame de T. This lighthearted yet intriguing novel showcases Kundera's unique storytelling style, exploring themes of love, desire, and human connection.
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