A philosophical masterpiece by the author of modern classic The Unbearable Lightness of Being. In a narrative as intense as it is brief, a moment of confusion sets in motion a complex chain of events which forces the reader to cross and recross the divide between fantasy and reality. Sometimes - perhaps only for an instant - we fail to recognise a companion; for a moment their identity ceases to exist, and thus we come to doubt our own. The effect is at its most acute in a couple where our existence is given meaning by our perception of a lover, and theirs of us. With his astonishing skill at building on and out from the significant moment, Kundera has placed such a situation and the resulting wave of panic at the core of the novel. In a narrative as intense as it is brief, a moment of confusion sets in motion a complex chain of events which forces the reader to cross and recross the divide between fantasy and reality. Profound, sad and disquieting but above all a love story, Identity provides further proof of Kundera's astonishing gifts as a novelist.
| ISBN: | 9780571195671 |
| Publication date: | 19th April 1999 |
| Author: | Milan Kundera |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |