The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
Who is Kundera or the character from The Book of Laughter and Forgetting and what is their importance?
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Throughout the novel, Kundera or the character "I" appears to give presumably factual accounts and historical events that happen as a backdrop to the vignettes. By juxtaposing the historical accounts with those of the fictional characters, the re-tellings give more color and personality to the characters by making the reader feel as though the character "I" exists in the same space as these characters.