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The Unbearable Lightness Of Being

Milan Kundera

Existential Philosophy

Love And Betrayal

Political Narrative

Human Condition

Czech Literature

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Binding

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Age Group

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Language

English

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Book Summary

Milan Kundera Was Born In Brno And Has Lived In France For Over Forty Years. His Internationally Acclaimed And Bestselling Novels Including The Joke 1967, Life Is Elsewhere 1973, The Farewell Waltz 1976, The Book Of Laughter And Forgetting 1978, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being 1984, Immortality 1991, And The Short-Story Collection Laughable Loves 1969.'a Cult Figure.' Guardian
'a Dark And Brilliant Achievement.' Ian Mcewan
'shamelessly Clever ... Exhilaratingly Subversive And Funny.' Independent
'a Modern Classic ... As Relevant Now As When It Was First Published. ' John Banville

A Young Woman Is In Love With A Successful Surgeon; A Man Torn Between His Love For Her And His Womanising. His Mistress, A Free-Spirited Artist, Lives Her Life As A Series Of Betrayals; While Her Other Lover Stands To Lose Everything Because Of His Noble Qualities. In A World Where Lives Are Shaped By Choices And Events, And Everything Occurs But Once, Existence Seems To Lose Its Substance And Weight - And We Feel 'the Unbearable Lightness Of Being'.

The Unbearable Lightness Of Being Encompasses Passion And Philosophy, Infidelity And Ideas, The Prague Spring And Modern America, Political Acts And Private Desires, Comedy And Tragedy - In Fact, All Of Human Existence.

What Readers Are Saying:
'some Books Change Your Mind, Some Change Your Heart, The Very Best Change Your Whole World ... A Mighty Piece Of Work, That Will Shape Your Life Forever.'

'one Of The Best Books I've Ever Read ... A Book About Love And Life, Full Of Surprises. Beautiful.'

'this Book Is Going To Change Your Life ... It Definitely Leaves You With A Hangover After You're Done Reading.'

'a Must Read - Loved It, Such Beautiful Observations On Life, Love And Sexuality.'

'kundera Writes About Love As If In A Trance So The Beauty Of It Is Enchanting And Dreamy ... Will Stay With You Forever.'

'a Beautiful Novel That Helps You Understand Life Better ... Loved It.'

'one Of Those Rare Novels Full Of Depth And Insight Into The Human Condition ... Got Me Reading Camus And Sartre.'

'one Of The Best Books I Have Ever Read ... An Intellectual Love Story If Ever There Was One.'The Bestselling Modern Classic: Milan Kundera's Iconic Novel Of Love And Politics In Communist Czechoslovakia Is 'a Dark And Brilliant Achievement' Ian Mcewan.

Product Details

Author

Milan Kundera

Language

English

SKU

BK0110616

ISBN

9780571135394

Reading Age

All

Binding

Paperback