Milan Kundera — Seven Works by Milan Kundera

London, Faber & Faber, 1983-2015. First edition. Cloth. A smart set of seven first U.K. edition works by the noted Czech-French author Milan Kundera. A striking set of seven works by the eminent and award winning Czech and French novelist Milan Kundera, this set including works spanning from his whole career, both fiction and nonfiction.The first U.K. editions, first impressions.Each volume is in the original unclipped dust wrapper.Kundera is best known today for his 1984 novel 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being&apos.This set includes;'The Joke', published in 1983, a novel about a student who finds his life derailed due to a joke. Translated by Michael Henry Heim.'Life is Elsewhere', published in 1986, a novel set in Czechoslovakia before, during, and after the Second World War. Translated by Peter Kussi.'Immorality', published in 1991, a novel in seven parts, following a married couple, with several real historical figures involved, including Goethe and Ernest Hemingway. Translated by Peter Kussi.'Testaments Betrayed', published in 1995, an essay in nine parts. Translated by Linda Asher.'Slowness', published in 1996, a novel meditating on the effects of modernity upon a person's perception of the world. Translated by Linda Asher.'Identity', published in 1998, a novel following the intimate relationship between a woman and her younger partner. Translated by Linda Asher.'The Festival of Insignificance', published in 2015, the final novel of Kundera, a philosophical novel set in Paris. Translated by Linda Asher. All but two volumes are in the original publisher's cloth binding, 'Identity', in the original paper-covered boards, 'The Joke' in the original publisher's quarter cloth binding. Externally smart. Bookseller's label to the front paste down of 'Testaments Betrayed&apos. Bookplate of Chris Whitehouse to the recto of the front endpaper of 'Identity&apos. Light edge wear to the dust wrappers, with a closed tear to 'Festival of Insignificance&apos. A few light handling marks, mostly to 'Testaments Betrayed&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.