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A Kidnapped West: The Tragedy of Central Europe

by Milan Kundera

  

€ 12.50 

ISBN: 9780571393053

A provocative and rousing insight into European politics from one of the world's greatest writers.

'One of his most powerful works.' Financial Times
'A pan-European intellectual force.' Times

In a moment of historic peril and uncertainty in mainland Europe, Milan Kundera makes the case for Central Europe as the nucleus of European values and as a lightning rod for its potential dangers.

For the countries that make up this region where democracy is under continued threat from Russian oppression, language and culture play an active role in affirming national identity. And each of these countries - Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia - has been historically overlooked by the major powers of Western Europe. But Kundera cautions that this blindness puts Europe's cultural and political independence at risk, a warning that feels increasingly relevant to our current moment, and our future.

80 pages.

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Date of Publication: 10/04/2025

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