{"product_id":"identity-a-novel-isbn-9780060930318","title":"Identity: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Kundera, master of the twosome, finds erotic and existential threads everywhere in daily behavior. Like his previous books, \u003cem\u003eIdentity\u003c\/em\u003e is a cluster of jeweled observations. . . . But\u003cem\u003e Identity \u003c\/em\u003ehas a special charm: suspense. . . . [It] gets us turning the pages in excitement and alarm, and Kundera's wit keeps us turning them to the very end.\" — \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a narrative as intense as it is brief, a moment of confusion sets in motion a complex chain of events which forces the reader to cross and recross the divide between fantasy and reality.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes—perhaps only for an instant—we fail to recognize a companion; for a moment their identity ceases to exist, and thus we come to doubt our own. The effect is at its most acute in a couple, where our existence is given meaning by our perception of a lover, and theirs of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his astonishing skill at building on and out from the significant moment, Milan Kundera has placed such a situation and the resulting wave of panic at the core of this novel. Hailed as a \"a fervent and compelling romance, a moving fable about the anxieties of love and separateness\" (Baltimore Sun), it is not to be missed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e | \u003cp\u003eSometimes—perhaps only for an instant—we fail to recognize a companion; for a moment their identity ceases to exist, and thus we come to doubt our own. The effect is at its most acute in a couple, where our existence is given meaning by our perception of a lover, and theirs of us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his astonishing skill at building on and out from the significant moment, Kundera has placed such a situation and the resulting wave of panic at the core of his new novel. In a narrative as intense as it is brief, a moment of confusion sets in motion a complex chain of events which forces the reader to cross and recross the divide between fantasy and reality. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Curiously absorbing, with a melancholy charm.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Kundera's] way of imagining himself into the minds of women in a state of love and desire is remarkable.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A beguiling meditation on the illusions of self-image and desire....meant to be savored, pleasurably and thoughtfully, like a fine cognac.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fervent and compelling romance, a moving fable about the anxieties of love and separateness.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A twisting, teasing labyrinthine story of detection.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Arresting. In its brevity and unity of plot it surpasses even his previous book, \u003cem\u003eSlowness\u003c\/em\u003e.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Insightful. . . Kundera lucidly discloses the psychological obsessions of the two lovers and shows how these obsessions lead to repeated miscommunications between them.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Its allegory of love left me shivering with an ambiguous, indefinable, yet strong sense of evil.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kundera, master of the twosome, finds erotic and existential threads everywhere in daily behavior. Like his previous books, \u003cem\u003eIdentity\u003c\/em\u003e is a cluster of jeweled observations. . . . But \u003cem\u003eIdentity\u003c\/em\u003e has a special charm: suspense. . . . [It] gets us turning the pages in excitement and alarm, and Kundera's wit keeps us turning them to the very end, through love's dark night of the soul and out again into a precarious sunlight.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887366041829,"sku":"NP9780060930318","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060930318.jpg?v=1730225979","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/identity-a-novel-isbn-9780060930318","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}