Encounter (Chinese Edition)

The writer ofEncounteris famous French contemporary Milan Kundera. The book is a collection of essays consisting of the writers many years of reading notes, artistic appreciation and the deep thought on his personal living environment. Compared with the previous Art of Novels, Betrayed willand Curtainwhich are essays of the same theme, this books literary structure seems to be more relaxed and adaptable. But the content is richer and the style freer. The text has more privacy to it. Starting from the reminiscence of the passages of his private life in Prague before going into exile in France, the author elaborates on his analysis of British painter Beacons portrait works followed by thoughts on fields of creation in novels, music and drama etc. The author also puts forward his understanding of the comprehensive study of different artistic genres and elaborates on the concept of making his personal experiences as the foundation of the tone of the essays.