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The Joke

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 4,060 Ratings and 224 Reviews

Book Description
The first definitive, complete edition of the author's classic first novel presents a tale of love, politics, revenge, and the fate of individuals in contemporary society. By the author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being. 15,000 first printing. National ad/promo.
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingPaperback (25 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages288
ISBN-10014006415X
ISBN-13978-0140064155
Publication Date05/31/1984
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About Milan Kundera (Author) : Milan Kundera is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Milan Kundera include The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Ignorance: A Novel, Immortality, and Don Quixote de l... more
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About M.H. Heim (Translator) : M.H. Heim is a published translator. Published credits of M.H. Heim include The Joke (King Penguin), The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting (King Penguin).
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