The Unbearable Lightness of Being
by Milan Kundera | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0571200834 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0571200834 Global Overview for this book
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Journal Entry 1 by anathema-device from Wien Bezirk 20 - Brigittenau, Wien Austria on Monday, December 2, 2013
Charity fleamarket find.
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. (Amazon)
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. (Amazon)
Sent to stubee who is getting married in August (and has plans for this book). Congratulations! :))
Thanks anathema-device, just wanted to let you know it's been received. I'll probably make another entry closer to the wedding with instructions to our guests.
Thanks again for helping with this project.
Thanks again for helping with this project.
