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The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Czech: Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí) is a 1984 novel by Milan Kundera, about two women, two men, a dog, and their lives in the 1968 Prague Spring period of Czechoslovak history.
- Milan Kundera
- 1984
Feb 5, 1988 · A 1988 drama romance film based on Milan Kundera's novel, starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Juliette Binoche. It follows a Czech doctor and his two lovers through the Prague Spring and the Soviet invasion of 1968.
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- Drama, Romance
- Philip Kaufman
- 1988-02-05
Jan 1, 2001 · In The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera tells the story of a young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing and one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful lover.
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- Paperback
Oct 27, 2009 · In The Unbearable Lightness of Being, acclaimed author Milan Kundera tells the story of two couples, a young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing, and one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful lover.
- Harper Perennial
- $15.49
- 4.4 out of 5 stars4,499
5 days ago · The Unbearable Lightness of Being, novel by Milan Kundera, first published in 1984 in English and French translations. In 1985 the work was released in the original Czech, but it was banned in Czechoslovakia until 1989. Through the lives of four individuals, the novel explores the themes of lightness and weight.
Exploring sexual mores against the backdrop of real-life social upheaval, The Unbearable Lightness of Being artfully blends the political and the erotic. Read Critics Reviews
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Mar 11, 1984 · The Unbearable Lightness of Being. By Milan Kundera. March 11, 1984. Illustration by Charlotte Edey. LIGHTNESS AND WEIGHT. 1. The idea of eternal return is a mysterious one: to think that...
