The Curtain: An Essay in Seven Parts

In this thought-provoking, endlessly enlightening and entertaining essay on the art of the novel, renowned author Milan Kundera suggests that 'the curtain' represents a ready-made perception of the world that each of us has - a pre-interpreted world. The job of the novelist, he argues, is to rip through the curtain and reveal what it hides.

Softcover. English. Faber & Faber. 2007. 168 pp. In fair/good condition, name inside. Book No: 7002526