num_pages: 312
description: A vivid mix of fictional autobiography and myth examines the human condition through five uniquely integrated parts, humorously and movingly depicting the political, erotic, and intellectual facets of modern life. Reissue. NYT.
language: English
title: The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
titlecomplete: The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
characters: Tamina, Mirek, Znedna
genres: 20th Century, Novels, Literature, Philosophy, Contemporary, Short Stories, Czech Literature, Classics, Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 47916
places: Prague (Praha)
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Perennial