{"product_id":"encounter-milan-kundera-9780061894435","title":"Encounter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I can't imagine reading this book without being challenged and instructed, amused, amazed and aroused, and ultimately delighted.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Simon, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilan Kundera's brilliant collection of essays is a passionate defense of art in an era that, he argues, no longer values art or beauty. With the same dazzling mix of emotion and ideas that characterizes his bestselling novels, the internationally acclaimed author revisits the artists whose works help us better understand what it means to be human. Elegant, startlingly original, and provocative, \u003cem\u003eEncounter\u003c\/em\u003e combines many of the author's signature themes with personal reflections and stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Milan Kundera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0061894435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061894435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/13\/2011 pg. 52","brand":"Milan Kundera","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995480129791,"sku":"9780061894435","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_036c56ea-2078-4792-a2a0-c69a2a9f0849.jpg?v=1683336053","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/encounter-milan-kundera-9780061894435","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}