The Joke (novel)
First edition (Czech) | |
| Author | Milan Kundera |
|---|---|
| Original title | Žert |
| Language | Czech |
| Genre | satirical novel |
| Publisher | Československý spisovatel (Czech) Coward-McCann (US) |
Publication date | 1967 |
| Publication place | Czechoslovakia |
Published in English | 1969 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 296 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-099505-8 |
| OCLC | 28124158 |
The Joke (Czech: Žert) is Milan Kundera's first novel, originally published in 1967. It describes how a student's private joke derails his life, and the entwined stories of his lovers and friends grappling with the shifting roles of folk traditions and religion under Communist Czechoslovakia.