Slowness
by Milan Kundera, Linda Asher
Slowness by Milan Kundera, Linda Asher holds a well received rating of 3.66 out of 5, based on 8.6K reader ratings. First published in 1995. The book spans 156 pages.
About Slowness
Milan Kundera's lightest novel, a divertimento, an opera buffa, Slowness is also the first of this author's fictional works to have been written in French.Disconcerted and enchanted, the reader follows the narrator of Slowness through a midsummer's night in which two tales of seduction, separated by more than two hundred years, interweave and oscillate between the sublime and the comic. Underlying this libertine fantasy is a profound meditation on contemporary life: about the secret bond between slowness and memory, about the connection between our era's desire to forget and the way we have given ourselves over to the demon of speed. And about "dancers" possessed by the passion to be seen, for whom life is just merely a perpetual show emptied of every intimacy and every joy.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Milan Kundera, Linda Asher |
| Published | 1995 |
| Pages | 156 |
| Genres | Fiction, Philosophy, Fiction, Classics |
| Average Rating | 3.66 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 8,620 |
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What genre is Slowness?
Slowness is categorized as Fiction, Philosophy, Fiction, Classics. Its primary genre classification is Classics.
Is Slowness worth reading?
Based on 8.6K reader ratings, Slowness has an average score of 3.66 out of 5.00, which is considered "Well Received."
How many pages is Slowness?
Slowness has 156 pages. It is a relatively quick read.
Who wrote Slowness?
Slowness was written by Milan Kundera, Linda Asher. It was first published in 1995.
What is the ISBN for Slowness?
The ISBN-13 for Slowness is 9780060928410.0.
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