Ignorance (novel)

Ignorance (novel)

Infobox Book |
name = Ignorance
title_orig = "L'ignorance"
translator = Linda Asher


image_caption = English edition of "Ignorance"
author = Milan Kundera
illustrator =
cover_artist =
country = Czech Republic
language = French
series =
genre = Novel
publisher =
release_date = 2000
english_release_date = 2002
media_type = Print (Hardback and Paperback)
pages =
isbn = ISBN 0-571-21551-3
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"Ignorance" ( _fr. L'ignorance) is a novel by Milan Kundera. It was written in 1999 in French and published in 2000. It was translated into English in 2002 by Linda Asher.

Plot introduction

Czech expatriot Irena, who has been living in France, decides to return to her home after twenty years. There she meets an old flame.

The novel examines the feelings instigated by the return to a homeland, which has ceased to be a home. In doing so, it reworks the old theme of Odysseus. It paints a poignant picture of love and its manifestations, a recurring theme in Kundera's novels.

External links

* [http://www.radio.cz/en/article/55813 A discussion about the novel]


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