Farewell Waltz
E529627
Farewell Waltz is a satirical novel by Milan Kundera that explores love, politics, and moral ambiguity over five days in a small Czech spa town.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Farewell Waltz canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Milan Kundera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Bertlef
NERFINISHED
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Dr. Skreta NERFINISHED ⓘ Jakub NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamila NERFINISHED ⓘ Klima NERFINISHED ⓘ Olga NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruzena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
dark humor
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irony ⓘ philosophical reflection ⓘ political satire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
chance and fate
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individual responsibility under totalitarianism ⓘ sexual relationships ⓘ tension between private life and public ideology ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInLanguage | Czech ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical fiction
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political fiction ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
abortion
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compromise under authoritarianism ⓘ infidelity ⓘ love ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeTimeSpan | five days ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Czech ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Valčík na rozloučenou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Milan Kundera novels ⓘ |
| protagonist | Klima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Czech spa town ⓘ |
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