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manelradhia 's review for:
The Joke
by Milan Kundera
Kundera is a favourite author of mine but i was weary of this one in particular seeing it was his first and originaly written in Czech, i was afraid it would be clumsy and that it wouldn't have the kundera i love but i was wrong so wrong because it eneded up being more insightful and meaningful and of course full of nihilism, sarcasm and folk music.
The story is about the young ludvik who send a joke to his girl marketa in a communist camp only for the party to expel him as a traitor which lead him to a whole different life, later on he gets a chance to take his revenge but things isn't exactly as it seems.
I guess this book is a must read at the point when you start giving up hope on the present and everything around you feel unjust, it makes you see that nothing last forever not hatred not love not passion everything is bound to fade, what's once has been important and a matter of life of death can easily be a joke .
The story is about the young ludvik who send a joke to his girl marketa in a communist camp only for the party to expel him as a traitor which lead him to a whole different life, later on he gets a chance to take his revenge but things isn't exactly as it seems.
I guess this book is a must read at the point when you start giving up hope on the present and everything around you feel unjust, it makes you see that nothing last forever not hatred not love not passion everything is bound to fade, what's once has been important and a matter of life of death can easily be a joke .