Jacques and His Master

<p><strong>A deliciously witty and entertaining variation on Diderot's novel <em>Jacques le Fatalist</em> written for Milan Kundera's private pleasure in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia.</strong></p><p>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 <em>Jacques le Fataliste</em>.</p><p>The upshot was this Homage to Diderot which has now been performed throughout the United States and Europe. Here <em>Jacques and His Master</em> newly translated by Simon Callow is a text that will delight Kundera's admirers throughout the English-speaking world.</p><br/>