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Unbearable Lightness of Being : A Novel by Milan Kundera (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060932139
ISBN-139780060932138
eBay Product ID (ePID)20521
Product Key Features
Book TitleUnbearable Lightness of Being : a Novel
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicClassics, Literary, Action & Adventure
GenreFiction
AuthorMilan Kundera
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight14.1 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN83-048363
Dewey Edition20
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"Kundera has raised the novel of ideas to a new level of dreamlike lyricism and emotional intensity." -- Jim Miller, Newsweek "Kundera is a virtuoso . . . A work of the boldest mastery, originality, and richness." -- Elizabeth Hardwick, Vanity Fair "Brilliant . . . A work of high modernist playfulness and deep pathos." -- Janet Malcolm, New York Review of Books "With cunning wit, and elegiac sadness, Milan Kundera, the celebrated Czechoslovak emigre writer, expresses the trap the world has become." -- New York Times Book Review "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 "Encyclopaedic and epigrammatic, profound and playful, Kundera explores the intersection of the sublime and the ridiculous to give us an important chapter in the moral history of our time." -- Judges' citation, 1984 Los Angeles Times Book Prize "The Unbearable Lightness of Being is both a love story and a novel of ideas. . . . Witty, seductive, serious . . . also full of feeling and enormously experienced in the tricky interplay of sex and politics. . . . One of the finest and most consistently interesting novelists in Europe or America, [Kundera] has a powerful tale to tell." -- Washington Post Book World "A work of large scale and complexity, symphonically arranged. . . Political and philosophical, erotic and spiritual, funny and profound . . . There is no wiser observer now writing of the multifarious relations of men and women. . . . Kundera's intelligence is both speculative and playful. The Unbearable Lightness of Being is his best novel yet." -- Wall Street Journal
Dewey Decimal891.8/635
SynopsisInternational 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 is a story of passion and politics, infidelity and ideas, and encompasses the extremes of comedy and tragedy, illuminating all aspects of human existence., 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 is a story of passion and politics, infidelity and ideas, and encompasses the extremes of comedy and tragedy, illuminating all aspects of human existence., 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. 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.
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- 02 Oct, 2020
In solid shape for a used book
A couple pages were bent and there were a few dogears, but no tears or anything severe! Great value for the price. Thanks a bunch, looking forward to reading it soon! :)Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Aug, 2017
Historical in a Novel
I continue to read and read, enjoying it for the most part but realize the oppsychology behind the characters is more than I will ever understand. The copy I received is very foxed which is surprising for a paper product of this generation. and for the cost paid for a ised book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Jul, 2016
Loving this book
This is a great philosophical fiction; It will have a permanent place on my book shelf.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 May, 2019
Great book for great value
Really enjoyed reading it, and knowing I got it for cheaper made it even betterVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Oct, 2017
just want i wanted
good readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Feb, 2018
Love it
Honestly for the price it’s amazing. Books shouldn’t sell for a lot of money. Knowledge should be free!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
