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History’s Arc Bends Towards Kafka

By Robin Bates | Published: July 13, 2023

The late Kundera has fascinating insights into how the novel has intersected with history.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Art of the Novel, authoritarianism, Castle, Don Quixote, Franz Kafka, Gustave Flaubert, Honoré de Balzac, Jane Austen, Madame Bovary, Miguel de Cervantes, Milan Kundera, sexuality, Trial | Comments closed

Austen-Like Dating During Covid

By Robin Bates | Published: December 13, 2020

Covid is disrupting our dating lives but may as a result have an up-side. Kundera, John Fowles, and Jane Austen explain.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged COVID-19, French Lieutenant's Woman, Jane Austen, John Fowles, Milan Kundera, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Relationships, sexuality | Comments closed