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  • The stand-in
    Author:
    Helwig, David
    Summary:

    A retired academic is called to a remote university to speak as the replacement for an old friend recently deceased in unusual circumstances. The Stand-In is a transcript of these lectures, revealing a sophisticated tale of art, fame,...
  • The joke
    Author:
    Kundera, Milan
    Summary:

    All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its political implications. Now, a quarter century after The Joke was first published and several years after the collapse of the Soviet-...
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