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Kundera argues that the modern era is defined by the "trap" of certainty. Ideologies, science, and politics all claim to know the truth. The novel, however, is the last bastion of uncertainty. It is the space where the question "What is existence?" is asked through specific characters and situations, never fully resolved. milan kundera the art of the novel pdf top
Kundera despises "the sacredness of the author." He separates the author's biography from the work. In a "top" PDF, readers highlight his 63-word definition of "the novel’s spirit"—which is, essentially, irony. He argues that the novel exists to challenge totalitarianism (whether political or intellectual). For writers stuck in a rut, reading this PDF is like a shot of adrenaline. For the aspiring novelist, it is a compass