{"product_id":"9780571393237-retail-89-words-followed-by-prague-a-disappearing-poem","title":"89 Words followed by Prague, A Disappearing Poem","description":"89 Words,  published in 1985, is an expanded version of the dictionary of sorts that readers encountered in  The Art of the Novel,  and comprises a fascinating and rigorous interrogation of what exile, life in another language, and the betrayals of translations entail. Prague, A Disappearing Poem , dating from 1980, meditates on questions of the culture of the 'small nation' that formed and lends specificity to Kundera's work, and - as in A  Kidnapped West  - questions of the Soviet and Western attitudes to Czech culture. Together, these provocative, elegant and wise essays remind familiar readers of Kundera's presence - his inimitable voice - and for new readers, offer an introduction to his oeuvre: an access point into his fictional universe, characterised by devastating irony and subtlety of judgement.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48900429971675,"sku":"9780571393237-RETAIL","price":22.94,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e618e3cf-de35-4dd1-9157-53161314fc8b.jpg?v=1782204047","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780571393237-retail-89-words-followed-by-prague-a-disappearing-poem","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}