89 Words Followed by Prague, a Disappearing Poem Spirits & cocktails intimate angle on the real

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This book explores a perennially powerful idea: the quest for the ideal society

89 Words Followed by Prague, a Disappearing Poem Spirits & cocktails intimate angle on the realHere is an invigorating pair of essays exploring exile, language and national identity from one of Europe's most celebrated literary stars, the author of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'. '89 Words', published in 1985, is an expanded version of the dictionary of sorts that readers encountered in 'The Art of the Novel', and comprises a fascinating and rigorous interrogation of what exile, life in another language, and the betrayals of translations