Farewell Waltz (Paperback, Main)

Klima, a celebrated jazz trumpeter, receives a phone call announcing that a young nurse with whom he spent a brief night at a fertility spa is pregnant. She has decided he is the father. And so begins a comedy which, during five madcap days, unfolds with ever-increasing speed. Klima's beautiful, jealous wife, the nurse's equally jealous boyfriend, a fanatical gynaecologist, a rich American, at once Don Juan and saint, and an elderly political prisoner who, just before his emigration, is holding a farewell party at the spa are all drawn into this black comedy, as in A Midsummer Night's Dream. As usual, Milan Kundera poses serious questions with a blasphemous lightness which makes us understand that the modern world has taken away our right to tragedy.

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 1998
Authors:	Milan Kundera
Dimensions:	197 x 125 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	288
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-19471-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-571-19471-0
Barcode:	9780571194711

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