num_pages: 256
description: "A defense of fiction and a lesson in the art of reading." — New York Times Book Review " Testaments Betrayed  is to be savored paragraph by paragraph. . . . It must be purchased, read, pondered, and argued within the margins. And frequently reread." —  Washington Post A brilliant and thought-provoking essay from one of the twentieth century’s masters of fiction, Testaments Betrayed is written like a the same characters appear and reappear throughout the nine parts of the book, as do the principal themes that preoccupy the author. Kundera is a passionate defender of the moral rights of the artist and the respect due a work of art and its creator’s wishes. The betrayal of both—often by their most passionate proponents—is one of the key ideas that informs this strikingly original and elegant book.
language: English
title: Betrayed Testaments
titlecomplete: Betrayed Testaments
genres: Music, France, Literary Criticism, Criticism, Philosophy, Literature, Essays, Nonfiction, Czech Literature, Art
ratings_count: 2016
publisher: Faber and Faber