The Festival of Insignificance

Milan Kundera's last novel, written in his eighties, is short, light on its feet and quietly serious. Four friends wander through Paris, talking in parks, at a party and over drinks about mothers, vanity, jokes that no longer land, and even Stalin. Out of these loose conversations comes a gentle argument that accepting how little most things matter may be a source of good humour. A good starting point for new Kundera readers. The text is in Persian (Farsi/Dari).

Author: Milan Kundera

Translator: الهام دارچینیان

Persian title: جشن بی معنایی

Bought from a Kabul bookshop and hand-delivered — the recipient inspects it at the door before accepting. The edition and cover may differ from the photo.