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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Michael Henry Heim, Milan Kundera

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Existential romance entwined with philosophical depth.

If you're intrigued by the complexities of love and existence itself, Milan Kundera's "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" might just bewitch your heart and mind. This isn't just another love story; it's a deep dive into the paradoxes of human emotions, set against the backdrop of political unrest. It's for readers who appreciate that our most intimate decisions are inseparable from the philosophical and the political. A truly compelling read.

  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (1984)
  • Prix Aujourd'hui (1993)
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

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ISBN: 9780060932138
Date of Publication: 1999-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Romance, Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Classics, Literature, Classics, Philosophy
Goodreads rating: 4.1
(rated by 553655 readers)

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A young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing; one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful lover—these are the two couples whose story is told in this masterful novel. In a world in which lives are shaped by irrevocable choices and by fortuitous events, a world in which everything occurs but once, existence seems to lose its substance, its weight. Hence, we feel "the unbearable lightness of being" not only as the consequence of our pristine actions but also in the public sphere, and the two inevitably intertwine.
 

Existential romance entwined with philosophical depth.

If you're intrigued by the complexities of love and existence itself, Milan Kundera's "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" might just bewitch your heart and mind. This isn't just another love story; it's a deep dive into the paradoxes of human emotions, set against the backdrop of political unrest. It's for readers who appreciate that our most intimate decisions are inseparable from the philosophical and the political. A truly compelling read.

  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (1984)
  • Prix Aujourd'hui (1993)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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