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Kundera is fantastic at the post-modern philosophic novel that still has an engaging story line and include musings on immortality, art, the novel, love, sex and personal image. Goethe and Hemmingway make appearances. Kundera is simply refreshing.
The scene where Bernard is approached by a stranger and given a certificate as a Complete Ass is hysterical and ends with the following insight: It's naive to believe that our image is only an illusion tat conceals ourselves, as the one true essence ind ...more
The scene where Bernard is approached by a stranger and given a certificate as a Complete Ass is hysterical and ends with the following insight: It's naive to believe that our image is only an illusion tat conceals ourselves, as the one true essence ind ...more
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