num_pages: 267
description: Kundera's first novel. Gained him a huge following in his own country and launched his worldwide literary reputation."A wonderfully sharp, sardonic study in deception and self-deception."
title: The Joke
titlecomplete: The Joke
genres: Fiction, Czech Literature, 20th Century, Classics, Contemporary, Philosophy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 34139
places: Slovakia
publisher: Faber and Faber Limited