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by Milan Kundera

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"Incites us to reflect on fiction and philosophy, knowledge and truth, and brilliantly illustrates the art of the essay." -- The New Republic

"Every novelist's work contains an implicit vision of the history of the novel, an idea of what the novel is. I have tried to express the idea of the novel that is inherent in my own novels." -- Milan Kundera

Kundera brilliantly examines the evolution, construction, and essence of the novel as an art form through the lens of his own work and through the work of such important and diverse figures as Rabelais, Cervantes, Sterne, Diderot, Flaubert, Tolstoy, Musil, Kafka, and perhaps the least known of all the great novelists of our time, Hermann Broch.

Kundera's discussion of his own work includes his views on the role of historical events in fiction, the meaning of action, and the creation of character in the post-psychological novel.

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Kundera brilliantly examines the work of such important and diverse figures as Rabelais, Cervantes, Sterne, Diderot, Flaubert, Tolstoy, and Musil. He is especially penetrating on Hermann Broch, and his exploration of the world of Kafka's novels vividly reveals the comic terror of Kafka's bureaucratized universe.

Kundera's discussion of his own work includes his views on the role of historical events in fiction, the meaning of action, and the creation of character in the post-psychological novel.

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  • Title The Art of the Novel
  • Author Milan Kundera
  • Series Perennial Classics
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Perennial, New York
  • Publication date 2003-04-01
  • Features Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780060093747 / 0060093749
  • Weight 0.31 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.22 x 5.28 x 0.47 in (20.88 x 13.41 x 1.19 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress subjects Fiction - History and criticism, Fiction - Technique
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004303518
  • Dewey Decimal Code 809.3
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