Milan Kundera Book Club Discusses The Book of Laughter and Forgetting

Schedule

Thu Sep 19 2024 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

Location

4920 San Jacinto St, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77004 | Houston, TX

Please join us for the last in a series of events exploring the work of Milan Kundera (1929-2023), the Czech writer whose books became an international phenomenon. During the Soviet domination of Czechoslovakia, Kundera reminded the world of his native country’s central place in European culture. His formative influences included the composer Leoš Janáček and that modern myth-maker, Franz Kafka. Kundera was also drawn to the imagination of France, where he settled in 1975. The cultural form that preoccupied Kundera was the novel. He leaned into its skepticism and comedy to contemplate societies distorted by ideology and vacuousness.
Robert Cremins and Dan Price from the Honors College at the University of Houston will lead us in a discussion of The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, which back in late 1980 The New York Times called “the most original book of the season.”
?️ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 | 7-8:30 PM
? CZECH CENTER MUSEUM HOUSTON, 4920 SAN JACINTO ST.
?️ FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
?️ Complimentary parking available in adjacent lots
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Where is it happening?

4920 San Jacinto St, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77004

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Host or Publisher Czech Center Museum Houston

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