""An absolutely dazzling entertainment. . . . Arousing on every level—political, erotic, intellectual, and above all, humorous."" —Newsweek
""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."" —New York Times
Rich in its stories, characters, and imaginative range, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is the novel that brought Milan Kundera his first big international success in the late 1970s. Like all his work, it is valuable for far more than its historical implications. In seven wonderfully integrated parts, different aspects of human existence are magnified and reduced, reordered and emphasized, newly examined, analyzed, and experienced.
Jose
7/30/2023
Siete historias diferentes que se relacionan por dos factores muy importantes: la risa y el olvido. Lo leí en físico y traducido al español y se disfruta mucho. Es curioso notar la influencia del realismo mágico de García Marquez en esta obra de Milan Kundera y cómo este último también hace referencias a temas que exploraría más adelante en La insoportable levedad del ser. Es un libro interesante, de los que te hacen cuestionar tus convicciones, muy recomendado.
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