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“In In Search of Lost Time” Proust speaks with the utmost clarity: “... every reader reads first of all himself. which without this book he probably would not have been able to see. The recognition by the reader in himself of what is said in the book is proof of its authenticity..."

The Curtain is a new book by Milan Kundera, translated into Russian for the first time. One of the greatest prose writers of our time once again plunges into the universe of the novel. The author reflects on the deep patterns of this most complex genre, which gives a fresh look at the world, about its relationship with history. In essence, Kundera creates a foundational course in the art of the novel and its role in world literature. Kundera's essay, like a musical score, consists of seven parts, each of which contains several brilliant meditations on the fate of the novel and its major creators, such as F. Rabelais, M. Cervantes, L. Tolstoy, M. Proust, R. Musil, F .Kafka and others. Curtain brilliantly shows that the writer's work gives the reader a tool to see what might otherwise never be seen.