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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

by Milan Kundera
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Love, infidelity and the weight of existence.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being explores the nuances of love and relationships through Kundera's masterful storytelling. With a mix of philosophical musings and relatable characters, readers are taken on a journey that challenges their own perspectives on love, infidelity and the meaning of life.

  • 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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ISBN: 9780061148521
Authors: Milan Kundera
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Date of Publication: 2009-10-24
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Romance, Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Classics, Literature, Classics, Philosophy
Goodreads rating: 4.11
(rated by 462286 readers)

Description

International Bestseller • Winner of the Los Angeles Times  Book Prize for Fiction “Far more than a conventional novel. It is a meditation on life, on the erotic, on the nature of men and women and love . . . full of telling details, truths large and small, to which just about every reader will respond.” —  People 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. 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. This magnificent novel, now available in a beautifully designed Harper Perennial Deluxe Edition with French flaps and deckle edged paper, is a story of passion and politics, infidelity and ideas, and encompasses the extremes of comedy and tragedy, illuminating all aspects of human existence.
 

Love, infidelity and the weight of existence.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being explores the nuances of love and relationships through Kundera's masterful storytelling. With a mix of philosophical musings and relatable characters, readers are taken on a journey that challenges their own perspectives on love, infidelity and the meaning of life.

  • 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.