The Joke

1967 · Book · satirical fiction

Milan Kundera

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The Joke is Milan Kundera's first novel, originally published in 1967. It describes how a student's private joke derails his life, and the entwined stories of his lovers and friends grappling with the shifting roles of folk traditions and religion in Communist Czechoslovakia.

Text license: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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Type: Book
Release date: January 1, 1967
Genres: satirical fiction
Created by: Milan Kundera
Countries: Czechoslovakia