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Philosophical exploration of love, choice, existence.

"The Unbearable Lightness of Being" isn't just a book; it takes you on a journey into the depths of the human condition. Milan Kundera stitches philosophy with narrative, creating a tapestry of ideas that challenges the reader to contemplate the weight of life’s choices and the ripples they create. If you're someone who savors a novel that not only tells a story but also questions the very fabric of being, immersing you in a grander philosophical conversation peppered with profound narrative, then this beautifully perplexing tale is a compelling match for your next 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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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Regular price RM36.81 MYR
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ISBN: 9780571135394
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Date of Publication: 2000-08-21
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Romance
Related Topics: Literature, Classics, Philosophy, Classics
Goodreads rating: 4.11
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In this novel - a story of irreconcilable loves and infidelities - Milan Kundera addresses himself to the nature of twentieth-century 'Being'. 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. We feel, says the novelist, 'the unbearable lightness of being' - not only as the consequence of our private acts but also in the public sphere, and the two inevitably intertwine. Juxtaposing Prague, Geneva, Thailand and the United States, this masterly novel encompasses the extremes of comedy and tragedy, and embraces, it seems, all aspects of human existence. It offers a wide range of brilliant and amusing philosophical speculations and it descants on a variety of styles. In this classic novel Kundera draws together the Czechoslovakia of the Prague Spring and the Russian invasion, the philosophy of Nietzsche, and the love affairs of a number of heartbreakingly familiar characters.
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Philosophical exploration of love, choice, existence.

"The Unbearable Lightness of Being" isn't just a book; it takes you on a journey into the depths of the human condition. Milan Kundera stitches philosophy with narrative, creating a tapestry of ideas that challenges the reader to contemplate the weight of life’s choices and the ripples they create. If you're someone who savors a novel that not only tells a story but also questions the very fabric of being, immersing you in a grander philosophical conversation peppered with profound narrative, then this beautifully perplexing tale is a compelling match for your next 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.