{"product_id":"testaments-betrayed-milan-kundera-9780060927516","title":"Testaments Betrayed: Essay in Nine Parts, an","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A defense of fiction and a lesson in the art of reading.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eTestaments Betrayed\u003c\/em\u003e is to be savored paragraph by paragraph. . . . It must be purchased, read, pondered, and argued within the margins. And frequently reread.\" -- \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliant and thought-provoking essay from one of the twentieth century's masters of fiction, \u003cem\u003eTestaments Betrayed\u003c\/em\u003e is written like a novel: the same characters appear and reappear throughout the nine parts of the book, as do the principal themes that preoccupy the author. Kundera is a passionate defender of the moral rights of the artist and the respect due a work of art and its creator's wishes. The betrayal of both--often by their most passionate proponents--is one of the key ideas that informs this strikingly original and elegant book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Milan Kundera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060927518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060927516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 5.41w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/10\/1996 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/08\/1996 pg. 101","brand":"Milan Kundera","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987234849023,"sku":"9780060927516","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ac5d811-9f1e-4e1a-8030-08dc537087d9.jpg?v=1683287766","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/testaments-betrayed-milan-kundera-9780060927516","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}