89 words : followed by Prague, a disappearing poem

Two newly translated works from one of the greatest literary writers and thinkers of the modern age, available together in English for the first time. This volume includes Kundera's 1980s works "89 Words" and "Prague: A Disappearing Poem," originally written for Le Débat. In "89 Words," Kundera reflects on translation, language, and personal meaning; in "Prague," he mourns his estranged homeland and critiques both Soviet and Western ideological s...