{"product_id":"9780062219077","title":"Jacques and His Master: A Play","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eKundera, Milan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\/29\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deliciously witty and entertaining play and \"variation\" on Diderot's novel \u003ci\u003eJacques le Fatalist\u003c\/i\u003e, written for Milan Kundera's \"private pleasure\" in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia.\u003c\/b\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, \u003ci\u003eJacques le Fataliste\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe upshot was this \"Homage to Diderot,\" a philosophical comedy which has now been performed throughout the United States and Europe. Here, \u003ci\u003eJacques and His Master\u003c\/i\u003e, newly translated by Simon Callow, is a text that will delight admirers of Milan Kundera and thought-provoking European theatre throughout the English-speaking world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA play of ideas that is also a feast of entertainment:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWitty Dialogue:\u003c\/b\u003e Experience the sharp, philosophical banter between a fatalistic servant and his wandering master as they debate love, loyalty, and what is ‘written up there.’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Master and Servant Story:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore one of literature's classic dynamics, reimagined by a modern master who uses the centuries-old relationship to probe timeless questions of freedom and fate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLiterature as Resistance:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover why Kundera turned to the spirit of the Enlightenment as a personal and artistic response to the Russian invasion of his native Czechoslovakia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Play of Ideas:\u003c\/b\u003e Engage with a work that is both a tribute to the novel form and a playful, profound exploration of storytelling itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43368230387967,"sku":"9780062219077","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062219077_s600x595.jpg?v=1780332026","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780062219077","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}