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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

by Milan Kundera, Michael Henry Heim
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being

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.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

by Milan Kundera, Michael Henry Heim
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ISBN: 9780571135394
Authors: Milan Kundera, Michael Henry Heim
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Date of Publication: 1995-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Romance, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Classics, Classics, Literature, Philosophy
Goodreads rating: 4.11
(rated by 522014 readers)

Description

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. Kundera's first since "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting." 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 private actions, but also in the public sphere, and the two inevitably intertwine.
 

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.