Milan Kundera Novel Quotations

In order to make the novel into a polyhistorical illumination of existence, you need to master the technique of ellipsis, the art of condensation. Otherwise, you fall into the trap of endless length.

All great novels, all true novels, are bisexual.

Suspending moral judgment is not the immorality of the novel; it is its morality.

Is a novel anything but a trap set for a hero?

Great novels are always a little more intelligent than their authors.