{"product_id":"jacques-and-his-master","title":"Jacques and His Master","description":"\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":48833314586829,"sku":"9780062219077","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_32700838-77f0-4def-a165-55057d0f3af8.jpg?v=1790817844","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/jacques-and-his-master","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}