An edition of Kniha smíchu a zapomnění (1979)

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting

by Milan Kundera

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An edition of Kniha smíchu a zapomnění (1979)

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting

by Milan Kundera

★★★ ★ 3.7 (15 ratings) ·
68 Want to read
9 Currently reading
16 Have read

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting (Czech: Kniha smíchu a zapomnění) is a novel by Milan Kundera, published in France in 1979. It is composed of seven separate narratives united by some common themes. The book considers the nature of forgetting as it occurs in history, politics and life in general. The stories also contain elements found in the genre of magic realism. - Wikipedia

Publish Date

1996

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HarperPerennial

Language

English

Pages

312

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01 Book of Laughter and Forgetting 2020, Faber & Faber, Limited in English 0571367682 9780571367689	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
02 Book of Laughter and Forgetting 2019, Faber & Faber, Limited in English 0571357733 9780571357734	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
03 Gülüsün ve Unutusun Kitabi Sep 01, 2015, Can Yayinlari paperback 975072609X 9789750726095	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
04 Das Buch vom Lachen und Vergessen Nov 27, 2014, FISCHER Taschenbuch paperback 3596197406 9783596197408	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
05 El libro de la risa y el olvido Nov 02, 2013, Tusquets paperback 9876701673 9789876701679	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
06 El libro de la risa y el olvido 2013, Tusquets Editores 848383474X 9788483834749	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
07 Book of Laughter and Forgetting 2010, Faber & Faber, Limited in English 0571258166 9780571258161	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
08 El Libro De La Risa Y El Olvido June 30, 2005, Seix Barral Paperback in Spanish 9686005102 9789686005103	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
09 Kniga smekha i zabvenií`a 2003, Azbuka-klassika in Russian 5352005127 9785352005125	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
10 Book of Laughter and Forgetting March 2001, Faber & Faber Ltd Paperback in English 0571203876 9780571203871	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
11 Das Buch vom Lachen und Vergessen. June 1, 2000, Dtv Paperback 3423127902 9783423127905	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
12 El Libro de La Risa y El Olvido August 2000, Editorial Seix Barral Paperback in Spanish 9507312757 9789507312755	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
13 Book of laughter and forgetting 1999, HarperPerennial in English - Perennial Classics ed. 0060932147 9780060932145	eeee Preview Only Libraries near you: WorldCat
14 The Book of Laughter and Forgetting May 1, 1999, Harper Perennial Modern Classics in English 0060932147 9780060932145	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
15 The Book of Laughter and Forgetting May 1, 1999, Harper Perennial Modern Classics Paperback in English 0060932147 9780060932145	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
16 Le Livre Du Rire Et De Loubli March 1999, Gallimard French Mass Market Paperback in Spanish 2070378314 9782070378319	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
17 The Book Of Laughter And Forgetting 1996, Faber & Faber in English 057117437X 9780571174379	eeee Preview Only Libraries near you: WorldCat
18 The Book of Laughter & Forgetting: A Novel August 1996, Borgo Pr Hardcover in English 0809592010 9780809592012	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
19 The Book of Laughter and Forgetting 1996, HarperPerennial in English 0060926082 9780060926083	aaaa Preview Only Libraries near you: WorldCat
20 El Libro De LA Risa Y El Olvido September 1995, Planeta Pub Corp Paperback - Spanish edition 8432204145 9788432204142	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
21 The book of laughter and forgetting 1994, HarperPerennial in English - 1st HarperPerennial ed. 006099701X 9780060997014	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
22 Das Buch vom Lachen und Vergessen. March 1, 1992, Carl Hanser Hardcover in German 3446146849 9783446146846	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
23 The book of laughter and forgetting 1992, Faber and Faber in English 0571163378 9780571163373	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
24 $Cover of: El\Libro de la Risa y el Olvido$ El\Libro de la Risa y el Olvido October 1, 1991, French & European Pubns Paperback 0785905421 9780785905424	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
25 El Libro de La Risa y El Olvido July 1991, Editorial Seix Barral Paperback 9507310169 9789507310164	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
26 Kitab al dhinki wa nisiyan 1990, Al Adab in Arabic	zzzz Not in Library
27 Le livre du rire et de l'oubli 1987, Gallimard in French - Nouv. éd. / rev. par l'auteur. 2070378314 9782070378319	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
28 The Book of Laughter and Forgetting: Revised Edition March 3, 1987, Penguin (Non-Classics) in English 0140096930 9780140096934	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
29 Le Livre de Rire et de l'Oubli October 1, 1987, French & European Pubns Paperback 082883699X 9780828836999	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
30 The Book of Laughter and Forgetting: Revised Edition March 3, 1987, Penguin (Non-Classics) Paperback in English 0140096930 9780140096934	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
31 The book of laughter and forgetting 1986, Penguin Books in English 0140096930 9780140096934	eeee Preview Only Libraries near you: WorldCat
32 The book of laughter and forgetting 1986, Penguin Books in English 0140096930 9780140096934	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
33 Le Livre du rire et de l'oubli September 12, 1985, Gallimard Paperback in French 2070705234 9782070705238	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
34 El libro de la risa y el olvido 1984, Seix Barral in Spanish - 2a ed 8432204145 9788432204142	eeee Preview Only Libraries near you: WorldCat
35 The Book of Laughter and Forgetting 1983, Penguin, Penguin Books Ltd in English 0140064168 9780140064162	eeee Preview Only Libraries near you: WorldCat
36 The Book of Laughter and Forgetting 1982, Faber in English 0571118305 9780571118304	eeee Preview Only Libraries near you: WorldCat
37 El libro de la risa y el olvido 1982, Seix Barral in Spanish 8432204145 9788432204142	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
38 The Book of Laughter and Forgetting 1981, Penguin Books in English 0140059245 9780140059243	eeee Preview Only Libraries near you: WorldCat
39 Kniha smíchu a zapomnění 1981, Sixty-Eight Publishers in Czech 0887811183 9780887811180	cccc Borrow Listen Libraries near you: WorldCat
40 The book of laughter and forgetting 1980, A. A. Knopf in English - 1st America ed. 0394508963 9780394508962	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
41 The book of laughter and forgetting 1980, A. A. Knopf in English 0394508963 9780394508962	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
42 Le livre du rire et de l'oubli 1979, Gallimard in French	zzzz Not in Library

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Edition Notes

Originally published in Czech; this book is a second, entirely different translation from the French Livre du rire et de l'oubli.

Published in: New York, NY

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class: 891.8/635
Library of Congress: PG5039.21.U6 K613 1996, PG5039.21.U6K613

The Physical Object

Pagination: 312 p. ;
Number of pages: 312

ID Numbers

Open Library: OL995223M
Internet Archive: bookoflaughterfo00kund_0
ISBN 10: 0060926082
LCCN: 96033823
Library Thing: 5158
Goodreads: 1023572

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"In February 1948, the Communist leader Klement Gottwald stepped out on the balcony of a Baroque palace in Prague to harangue hundreds of thousands of citizens massed in Old Town Square."

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The Book of Laughter and Forgetting

by Milan Kundera