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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. Set in 1960s Czechoslovakia, it follows a doctor, a woman and a lover caught up in the Prague Spring and the Soviet invasion.
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- Drama, Romance
- Philip Kaufman
- 1988-02-05
Jan 1, 2001 · The Unbearable Lightness of Being 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. From the book: “The heavier the burden, the closer our lives come to the earth, the more real and truthful they become.
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- Paperback
Successful surgeon Tomas (Daniel Day-Lewis) leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza (Juliette Binoche), and brings her back with him.
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- Philip Kaufman
- R
- Daniel Day-Lewis
May 16, 2024 · 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.
A novel by Milan Kundera that explores the themes of lightness and heaviness, love and betrayal, and freedom and oppression in the context of the Prague Spring. The story follows the lives of Tomas, Tereza, Sabina, and Franz, who struggle with the philosophical and political dilemmas of their time.
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...
