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The Farewell Waltz

The Farewell Waltz

Goodbye, Milan Kundera. You showed us that whereas a mere novel is a collection of inventions, literature is a rendering of the truth.

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Jul 16, 2023
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What makes classic literature? Where does a mere story end and literature begin? The exploration is a worthy way, I think, to celebrate Milan Kundera.

Kundera, who died last week, was a Czech novelist who spent more of his life in comfortable “exile” in France. He moved there in the 1970s after having already achieved notoriety by upsetting the Communis…

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