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The Joke

Milan Kundera
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literary fiction historical fiction past tense first POV ~422 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic oppressive existential

A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 70%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count105,383
Page count~422 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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