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The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
by Milan Kundera
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394508963
- ISBN 13
- 9780394508962
- Seller
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BROOKLYN, New York, United States
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About This Item
Ships with insurance and signature confirmationn. Nov 1980 Knopf hardcover stated 1st American edition implicit 1st printing inscribed on the title page and with a drawing of a hand by the author ("For _____ & _____, Milan, 1980". Also the publisher's name is blacked out and one of the names is written there). Spine a little tilted, tear on bottom back corner of cover and chip in same spot on dj, slight edgewear elsewhere on dj, light soil on dj, tanning on white parts of cover and flaps, sunning on cover, two small stains on back cover, light soil on edge, else text clean, binding tight .
Synopsis
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is a novel by Milan Kundera, published 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 Magical Realism.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dave's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9047
- Title
- The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
- Author
- Milan Kundera
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394508963
- ISBN 13
- 9780394508962
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
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About Dave's Books
Hi. Thanks for looking at my storefront. I have been a bookseller since 1981 . I have worked for such national and local New York booksellers as Barnes and Noble, Marboro Books (B&N's mail order division) , Shakespeare and Company, The Mysterious Bookshop, Cooper Square Books, and Bookazine Wholesalers. I have also been a sales representative for a number of small book presses.
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