Originally published as Un Occident kidnappé, copyright 2021 by Editions Gallimard, in Paris, France

The liberature of small nations -- Presentation by Jacques Rupnik: "MilanKundera: address to the Czech Writers' Congress, 1967" -- Adress to the Czech Writers' Congress: the literature of small nations (1967) -- A kidnapped West -- A kidnapped West, or the tragedy of Central Euurope, 1983, by Milan Kundera, presentation by Pierre Nora -- The tragedy of Central Europe (1983)

"A short collection of brilliant early essays that offers a fascinating context for the Milan Kundera's subsequent career and holds a mirror to much recent European history. It is also remarkably prescient with regard to Russia's current aggression in Ukraine and its threat to the rest of Europe."--Amazon