The Farewell Party (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Milan Kundera
- First Published: 1976
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Farce
- Time of Work: The 1960’s
- Setting: Czechoslovakia
- Genres: Long fiction, Farce
- Subjects: 1960’s, Communism or communists, Pregnancy, Abortion, Jazz music, Poisons or poisoning, Czechoslovakia or Czechoslovakians, Resorts or spas
- Locales: Czechoslovakia
Characters Discussed
Klima, a rich and famous jazz trumpeter. Klima is a polite and gallant gentleman who loves his wife immensely yet needs to be with other women occasionally. For him, these affairs strengthen the erotic passion of his marriage. Deep down, he dreads all women and feels doomed to fall victim to the power that pregnancy gives them over men. This fear is realized when Ruzena makes her paternity claim on him. He is generally a calm, reasonable, and clear-thinking man, but in trying to persuade Ruzena to have an abortion, his nerves overcome him and cause him...
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Milan Kundera (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Milan Kundera (Short Fiction)Milan Kundera (Long Fiction)
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