{"product_id":"book-aeow","title":"Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Kundera, master of the twosome, finds erotic and existential threads everywhere in daily behavior. Like his previous books, \u003cem\u003eIdentity\u003c\/em\u003e is a cluster of jeweled observations… . But\u003cem\u003e Identity \u003c\/em\u003ehas a special charm: suspense… . [It] gets us turning the pages in excitement and alarm, and Kundera's wit keeps us turning them to the very end.\" — \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a narrative as intense as it is brief, a moment of confusion sets in motion a complex chain of events which forces the reader to cross and recross the divide between fantasy and reality.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes—perhaps only for an instant—we fail to recognize a companion; for a moment their identity ceases to exist, and thus we come to doubt our own. The effect is at its most acute in a couple, where our existence is given meaning by our perception of a lover, and theirs of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his astonishing skill at building on and out from the significant moment, Milan Kundera has placed such a situation and the resulting wave of panic at the core of this novel. Hailed as a \"a fervent and compelling romance, a moving fable about the anxieties of love and separateness\" (Baltimore Sun), it is not to be missed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49345652457776,"sku":"BDaeow","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/aeow-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776871209","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-aeow","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}