Quote by Milan Kundera

The present era grabs everything that was ever written in order to transform it into films, TV programs; or cartoons. What is essential in a novel is precisely what can only be expressed in a novel, and so every adaptation contains nothing but the non-essential. If a person is still crazy enough to write novels nowadays and wants to protect them, he has to write them in such a way that they cannot be adapted, in other words, in such a way that they cannot be retold.

The present era grabs everything that was ever written in or

Summary

This quote highlights the pervasive trend of literary adaptations in contemporary media. It suggests that the essence of a novel lies in its unique form and narrative elements that cannot be fully captured in adaptations like films, TV shows, or cartoons. The author implies that to safeguard the integrity of novels in today's era, writers should intentionally create narratives that resist easy adaptation, to retain the irreplaceable qualities that make them distinctive and distinct from other artistic mediums.

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By Milan Kundera

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