Jacques and His Master
A Play
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 29, 2013
A deliciously witty and entertaining "variation" on Diderot's novel Jacques le Fatalist, written for Milan Kundera's "private pleasure" in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia.
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- Who it’s for
- A playful homage to Diderot brings intelligence, humor, and fantasy into a lively theatrical variation.
- Themes
- Witty, entertaining variation, Homage to Diderot
- Genres
- Czech Fiction, Retellings & Pastiche, French Plays
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A deliciously witty and entertaining "variation" on Diderot's novel Jacques le Fatalist, written for Milan Kundera's "private pleasure" in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia.
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When 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, Jacques le Fataliste." The upshot was this "Homage to Diderot," which has now been performed throughout the United States and Europe. Here, Jacques and His Master, newly translated by Simon Callow, is a text that will delight Kundera's admirers throughout the English-speaking world.
Wit With Weight
A playful homage to Diderot brings intelligence, humor, and fantasy into a lively theatrical variation.
Come here for
- Eighteenth-century spirit with a sharp, playful edge
- A literary homage shaped by wit and fantasy
Expect
- A theatrical variation on Diderot’s Jacques le Fataliste
- Humor and intelligence in close company
Where it sits
| Czech Fiction | 40% |
|---|---|
| Retellings & Pastiche | 32% |
| French Plays | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Plays
- American Plays
- European Plays
- French Plays
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- The Classics
- Retellings & Pastiche
- 20th-Century American Fiction
- Czech Fiction
- Authors
- Milan Kundera
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 29, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Witty, entertaining variation · Homage to Diderot
- Reading lane
- Plays