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The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
"2 "I invent stories, confront one with another, and by ^ this means I ask questions. The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything."
—Milan K'undera, from the Afterword, "A Talk with the Author"
"An absolutely dazzling entertainment It is arousing on every level—political, erotic, intellectual, and above all, humorous." —Charles Michener, Newsweek
"This book, as it bluntly calls itself, is brilliant and original, written with a purity and wit that invite us directly in."
—John Updike, The New York Times Book Review
"The Book of Laughter and Forgetting calls itself a novel, although it is part fairy tale, part literary criticism, part political tract, part musicology, and part autobiography. It can call itself whatever it wants to, because the whole is genius." —John Leonard, The New York Times
"The Book of Laughter and Forgetting has something...
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The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
"2 "I invent stories, confront one with another, and by ^ this means I ask questions. The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything."
—Milan K'undera, from the Afterword, "A Talk with the Author"
"An absolutely dazzling entertainment It is arousing on every level—political, erotic, intellectual, and above all, humorous." —Charles Michener, Newsweek
"This book, as it bluntly calls itself, is brilliant and original, written with a purity and wit that invite us directly in."
—John Updike, The New York Times Book Review
"The Book of Laughter and Forgetting calls itself a novel, although it is part fairy tale, part literary criticism, part political tract, part musicology, and part autobiography. It can call itself whatever it wants to, because the whole is genius." —John Leonard, The New York Times
"The Book of Laughter and Forgetting has something important to say, and it says it with stunning clarity and inventiveness."
—Anne Tyler, Chicago Sun-Times
"Magical If you will read this book patiently and honestly, it may begin to change your life." —Ted Solotaroff, The New Republic
Cover design by Melissa Jacoby Cover illustration by Jerry LoFaro Photograph of Milan Kundera by Aaron Manheimer
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