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The curtain, an essay in seven parts, Milan Kundera ; translated from the French by Linda Asher

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The curtain, an essay in seven parts, Milan Kundera ; translated from the French by Linda Asher
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The curtain
Oclc number
64625045
Responsibility statement
Milan Kundera ; translated from the French by Linda Asher
Sub title
an essay in seven parts
Summary
"In this essay, Kundera sketches out his personal view of the history and value of the novel in Western civilization. Too often, he suggests, a novel is thought about only within the confines of the language and nation of its origin, when in fact the novel's development has always occurred across borders"--Inside cover
Table Of Contents
The consciousness of continuity -- Die Weltliteratur -- Getting into the soul of things -- What is a novelist? -- Aesthetics and existence -- The torn curtain -- The novel, memory, forgetting
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