About this title: A work of literary criticism in which Kundera argues that the European novel is "born out of the laughter of God". The author's previous novels include "The Joke", "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting" and "The Unbearable Lightness of Being".
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Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press, New York, New York, USA
Date Published: 1986
Description: Good. No Jacket as Issued. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. BX1-A trade paperback withdrawn ex-library book in very good-condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black illustrated white wraps with minor overall wear plus some light creasing on the back cover plus some library clear plactic reinforcing tape around the spine with the usual library label on the spine plus the stamps, marking, & pocket on the front enpaper, title page & back inside surface of the cover. The author's point of view ... read more
Edition: First Perennial Library Edition/
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 1989-01
ISBN-13:9780060972042ISBN:0060972041
Description: Good. Clean copy with tight binding and crisp pages. Some wear on extremities and age yellowing. First Perennial Library Edition/First Printing. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 1989-01
ISBN-13:9780060972042ISBN:0060972041
Description: Very Good. Text is clean, bright and unmarked. No names, no remainder marks, no stickers. Binding is tight and square. Top of page edges are stained. Text is not effected. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780060093747ISBN:0060093749
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very Good Copy. Trade paperback. Text is clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Spine is square with creasing and wear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 176 p. Perennial Classics. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very Good. 165 Pages. Measures: 5-1/2" x 8" Clean, tight copy with no writing or markings. The spine is not creased. Not an Ex-Library Book. Colorfully illustrated cover. Includes 7 parts. Translated from the French by Linda Asher. read more
Description: Very Good. 0060972041 Great condition Soft Cover book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, light edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Press, New York
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780802100115ISBN:0802100112
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0802100112. A clean copy in a clean jacket! Small sticker to the front panel of the dust jacket. This is the First Edition.; 165 pages. read more
"One can always count on Milan Kundera to reinvigorate our desire to tackle the classics in literature. In these seven related essays he reacquaints us with some of the giants of the novels and inspires us to rethink our relationships to their narratives."
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