{"product_id":"jacques-and-his-master-9780062219077","title":"Jacques and His Master","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA deliciously witty and entertaining \"variation\" on Diderot's novel \u003cem\u003eJacques le Fatalist\u003c\/em\u003e, written for Milan Kundera's \"private pleasure\" in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the \"heavy Russian irrationality\" fell on Czechoslovakia, Milan Kundera explains, he felt drawn to the spirit of the eighteenth century--\"And it seemed to me that nowhere was it to be found more densely concentrated than in that banquet of intelligence, humor, and fantasy, \u003cem\u003eJacques le Fataliste\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe upshot was this \"Homage to Diderot,\" which has now been performed throughout the United States and Europe. Here, \u003cem\u003eJacques and His Master\u003c\/em\u003e, newly translated by Simon Callow, is a text that will delight Kundera's admirers throughout the English-speaking world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-578427\"\u003eMilan Kundera\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062219077\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062219073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA004010\"\u003eEuropean | French\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914287505583,"sku":"9780062219077","price":18.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_07e12d21-1d8e-4445-9a7e-78088353fd09.jpg?v=1758822483","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/es\/products\/jacques-and-his-master-9780062219077","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}