I am reading The Curtain: An Essay in Seven Parts by Milan Kundera. It's about the art of the novel, from Kundera's eyes. It's interesting to see the novel from his eyes.
That sounds pretty interesting! "Milan Kundera suggests that “the curtain” represents a ready-made perception of the world that each of us has—a pre-interpreted world. The job of the novelist, he argues, is to rip through the curtain and reveal what it hides" I ordered it after reading that part in the Amazon bio. Can't wait until it comes!
Given your other post in this thread, about reading Virginia Woolf's works as you make your way through her diary (which is a really cool idea, in my opinion!) I have to say that after finishing the book last night, I wish that I had done that with The Curtain or at least had read more of the books Kundera references. I still feel that I understood what he was saying, but I think familiarity with the works he references would make it more powerful.