{"product_id":"testaments-betrayed-9780060927516","title":"Testaments Betrayed","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA defense of fiction and a lesson in the art of reading.\u003c\/strong\u003e —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTestaments Betrayed\u003c\/em\u003e is to be savored paragraph by paragraph. . . . It must be purchased, read, pondered, and argued within the margins. And frequently reread. — \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliant and thought-provoking essay from one of the twentieth century’s masters of fiction, \u003cem\u003eTestaments Betrayed\u003c\/em\u003e is written like a novel: the same characters appear and reappear throughout the nine parts of the book, as do the principal themes that preoccupy the author. Kundera is a passionate defender of the moral rights of the artist and the respect due a work of art and its creator’s wishes. The betrayal of both—often by their most passionate proponents—is one of the key ideas that informs this strikingly original and elegant book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49523846512983,"sku":"9780060927516","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780060927516.jpg?v=1731854643","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/testaments-betrayed-9780060927516","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}