The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
Milan Kundera
Milan Kundera
Contemporary ยท Novel / essays
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
by Milan Kundera. A major work by Milan Kundera exploring history, love, irony; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1979
- Origin
- Czech Republic / France
- Era
- Contemporary
- Genre
- Novel / essays
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Milan Kundera exploring history, love, irony; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.