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Two tales of seduction, separated by more than two hundred years, interweave and oscillate between the sublime and the comic in this, Milan Kundera's lightest novel. In the 18th century, the marvelous Madame de T. summons a young nobleman to her chamber and gives him an unforgettable lesson in... read more

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  • “She is sadder and sadder, and for a man there is no balm more soothing than the sadness he has caused a woman.pg. 85”
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We suddenly had the urge to spend the evening and night in a chateau.

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  1. Milan Kundera (Author)

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  1. Linda Asher (Translator)

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Original Language: French
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Publication Date: April 11, 1997)
ISBN: 0060928417
Page Count: 176

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