Jacques and His Master

  • Author: Milan Kundera
  • Narrator: David Timson
  • Publisher: HarperCollins USA
  • Duration: 1:53:17
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Synopsis

Jacques and His Master is a deliciously witty and entertaining "variation" on Diderot's novel Jacques le Fatalist, written for Milan Kundera's "private pleasure" in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia.

When the "heavy Russian irrationality" fell on Czechoslovakia, Milan Kundera explains, he felt drawn to the spirit of the eighteenth century—"And it seemed to me that nowhere was it to be found more densely concentrated than in that banquet of intelligence, humor, and fantasy, Jacques le Fataliste."

The upshot was this "Homage to Diderot," which has now been performed throughout the United States and Europe. Here, Jacques and His Master, newly translated by Simon Callow, is a text that will delight Kundera's admirers throughout the English-speaking world.

Chapters

  • 01 Opening Credits, Design

    Duration: 01min
  • 02 Act One, Scene One

    Duration: 05min
  • 03 Act One, Scene Two

    Duration: 05min
  • 04 Act One, Scene Three

    Duration: 08min
  • 05 Act One, Scene Four

    Duration: 03min
  • 06 Act One, Scene Five

    Duration: 05min
  • 07 Act One, Scene Six

    Duration: 08min
  • 08 Act Two, Scene One

    Duration: 02min
  • 09 Act Two, Scene Two

    Duration: 04min
  • 10 Act Two, Scene Three

    Duration: 02min
  • 11 Act Two, Scene Four

    Duration: 02min
  • 12 Act Two, Scene Five

    Duration: 05min
  • 13 Act Two, Scene Six

    Duration: 03min
  • 14 Act Two, Scene Seven

    Duration: 04min
  • 15 Act Two, Scene Eight

    Duration: 04min
  • 16 Act Two, Scene Nine

    Duration: 04min
  • 17 Act Two, Scene Ten

    Duration: 04min
  • 18 Act Three, Scene One

    Duration: 08min
  • 19 Act Three, Scene Two

    Duration: 07min
  • 20 Act Three, Scene Three

    Duration: 02min
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