that particular book is based on the relationship between a don juan type brain surgeon in the period surrounding the soviet occupation of czechoslavakia if thats what you mean.
there are some great scenes with the tanks rolling in and the reactions of the people.
yes, it concens itself with love as one of its pretexts.
thomas, the main character must choose between his love of freedom v. love for a woman (a photographer) who comes to him and loves him. he must choose between his love of country and his love of personal expression.
it is a story about life. both personal and social. it is about the paranoia that takes place at the time...about thomas refusing to recind an article that he had written and for which he is threatened with losing his right to practice medicine if he does not do so.
it is about sabina, the sexual overtone who represents thomas's freedom and the choice that he makes regarding her.
it is a very good book. he has others as well. immortality, the book of laughter and fogetting, the joke... et al.
the only reason lasz even recognizes the title is because it was made into a movie.
when i was much much younger, i walked out of the theater bored. later i watched it again and enjoyed it. guess thats what happens when you grow.
it is a matter of taste.
my own. thanks.
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btw lasz, the only reason that i can even respond to this is because someone quoted you. you are still ignored and i never read your posts unless they are copied in on someone else's. i can only imagine what sort of angry, judgemental tripe you are spouting off about today, but im sure it is the same as it ever was.
have a nice day bud. it's possible you know.
