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Testaments Betrayed
About this book
An invigorating novelistic essay, rich in literary wisdom, from the i
nternational superstar author of
The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
'A masterpiece.'
Independent
'Nothing so much as a gauntlet, thrown down by Kundera for both novelists and their readers to pick up - if we dare. '
Observer
Stravinsky and Kafka meet with their friends Ansermet and Brod; Hemingway with his biographer; Janácek with his little nation; and Rabelais with his heirs. In Kundera's unique essay written in the form of a novel, our greatest novelists become characters who repeatedly cross paths, shedding light on the great aesthetic questions of our time along the way. Through their wise encounters, we explore the moral trials of twentieth century culture; the boundaries between past and present; the twilight of individualism; and the betrayed testaments of European art. Characteristically rich in revelatory ideas about the time in which we live, eloquently exposing how we have become who we are, this is a landmark work from a legendary writer and critic.
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Table of contents
- Landing Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- PART ONE: The Day Panurge No Longer Makes People Laugh
- PART TWO: The Castrating Shadow of Saint Garta
- PART THREE: Improvisation in Homage to Stravinsky
- PART FOUR: A Sentence
- PART FIVE: À la Recherche du Présent Perdu
- PART SIX: Works and Spiders
- PART SEVEN: The Unloved Child of the Family
- PART EIGHT: Paths in the Fog
- PART NINE: You’re Not in Your Own House Here, My Dear Fellow
- About the Author
- Also by the Author
- Copyright