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 Farewell Waltz - Milan Kundera
Newest Review: ... a five day period in a spa town in Eastern Europe. Klima is a famous trumpeter and receives a call from a nurse at the spa to ... more  ... inform him that their brief night of recent passion has left her pregnant. He is determined not to be labelled the father since he has a wife he loves very much, and so begins the five day jaunt to try and get her to change her mind about keeping the baby. Or to name her boyfriend as the father. Or to do whatever he can to rectify the situation. Parts of what ensue are farcical – the misunderstandings and games that can unfold between people and drive a situation insightful and perfectly pitched. The tangential boyfri...more |
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Farewell Waltz - Milan Kundera: No Farewell to Kundera (495 words)
by - written on 31/05/05 (Very useful, 669 readings)
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Before we begin, it is only fair to tell you that I am hugely biased in favour of Mr Kundera. I think he is one of the most beautiful writers that ever put pen to paper. And not only that, one of the most intelligent and darkly funny, too. But this bias probably works in your favour – because it means I am hard on him when he doesn’t live up to my expectations. This very rarely happens, and I am pleased to say it there is not a moment during reading Farewell Waltz when you will think he is anything other than a genius. The book, translated from the Czech, centres on a five day period in a spa town in Eastern Europe. Klima is a famous trumpeter and receives a ... Read the complete review
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