Slowness
Slowness
paperback
Published:
6 January, 1997
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Description
A heady, existential tale of seduction and romance by the author of modern classic The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
'An artist, clearly one of the best to be found anywhere.' Salman Rushdie
'Kundera designs fictions of the highest order.' Ian McEwan
'Audacity, wit and sheer brilliance.' New York Times Book Review
In a French château on a midsummer's night, two tales of seduction entwine, separated in time by over two hundred years, but united in their quest for sensual pleasure. Through their romantic endeavors, a contemporary holidaymaker and eighteenth-century chevalier illustrate our era's obsession with the vulgar demon of speed - and the phenomenon of the dancer.
Oscillating between the sublime and ridiculous, the historic and the modern, Kundera's first novel written in French is an enchanting libertine fantasy, radiant with intelligence and wisdom.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780571179435 |
| ISBN10 | 0571179436 |
| Number Of Pages | 144 |
| Item Weight | 115 g |
| Product Dimensions | 125 x 198 x 9 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Faber & Faber |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Main - Re-issue |
Media Reviews
Irresistible. . . . Slowness is an ode to sensuous leisure, to the enjoyment of pleasure rather than just the search for it. -- Cathleen Schine, Mirabella Audacity, wit, and sheer brilliance. -- New York Times Book Review Paradoxically, Slowness. . . .is the fastest paced of Kundera's novels as well as the most accessible. -- Boston Globe
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Author's Bio
The French-Czech novelist Milan Kundera was born in the Czech Republic and has lived in France since 1975. He died in Paris in 2023.