Growing up in Kundera’s Central Europe
Growing up in Kundera’s Central Europe
Author(s): Jonathan BousfieldSubject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Cultural Essay, Political Essay
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Milan Kundera;Central Europe;Ukraine
Summary/Abstract: It has been 30 years since Milan Kundera published his essay titled “The Tragedy of Central Europe” and many ask if the phrase Central Europe is even necessary anymore. For Kundera, it was largely defined by its novelists. Hence, how do contemporary novelists who grew up in Kundera’s Central Europe understand its meaning today?
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 02 (11)
- Page Range: 123-129
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
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