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Césure et sublime

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Bieńczyk M.

Czytanie Literatury. Łódzkie Studia Literaturoznawcze

2019

issue 8

327-331

Having written The Joke, Kundera changed the modus vivendi of the novel’s narrator who, with time, became a separate protagonist. This is connected with the appearance of the ellipsis as the main plot device, which is not yet present in The Joke. This change in the way of narrating represents another and, perhaps, a deeper dividing line in Kundera’s writing than switching to another language (from Czech to French), the change of the setting (from Czechoslovakia to Western countries) and the change of the political system (from communist to ‘imagological’) as an instrument of oppression.

“A novel that does not uncover a hitherto unknown segment of existence is immoral”. A Conversation with Marek Bieńczyk on Milan Kundera’s Works (Conducted by Olga Żyminkowska)

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Bieńczyk M., Żyminkowska O.

Czytanie Literatury. Łódzkie Studia Literaturoznawcze

2019

issue 8

421-433

The interview with Marek Bieńczyk covers, in general, the subject of the philosophy of novel by Milan Kundera and the reception of his works nowadays in Poland and abroad. Marek Bieńczyk – the French translator of Milan Kundera’s novels – talks about the history of his first translations and the beginnings of scientific thinking about Kundera. Moreover, he explains the problems connected with Kundera’s authorial and elaborate philosophy of novel: the conception of narrator, hero and composition. Bieńczyk also narrates his own memories with M. Kundera. What is more, he indicates the inspirations he draws in his own work from innovative prose by Czech novelist, who is celebrating his 91st anniversary this year.

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Césure et sublime

“A novel that does not uncover a hitherto unknown segment of existence is immoral”. A Conversation with Marek Bieńczyk on Milan Kundera’s Works (Conducted by Olga Żyminkowska)