{"product_id":"jacques-and-his-master-milan-kundera-9780062219077","title":"Jacques and His Master","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA deliciously witty and entertaining \"variation\" on Diderot's novel \u003cem\u003eJacques le Fatalist\u003c\/em\u003e, written for Milan Kundera's \"private pleasure\" in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the \"heavy Russian irrationality\" fell on Czechoslovakia, Milan Kundera explains, he felt drawn to the spirit of the eighteenth century--\"And it seemed to me that nowhere was it to be found more densely concentrated than in that banquet of intelligence, humor, and fantasy, \u003cem\u003eJacques le Fataliste\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe upshot was this \"Homage to Diderot,\" which has now been performed throughout the United States and Europe. Here, \u003cem\u003eJacques and His Master\u003c\/em\u003e, newly translated by Simon Callow, is a text that will delight Kundera's admirers throughout the English-speaking world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Milan Kundera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062219073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062219077\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Milan Kundera","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080810819839,"sku":"9780062219077","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_764768fd-fee1-41b4-9216-8bb1ed3a9000.jpg?v=1685488960","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jacques-and-his-master-milan-kundera-9780062219077","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}