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The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a novel by Czech author Milan Kundera. It tells the story of two lovers, one in Prague and one in the United States, and their struggles with the weight of life in the 20th century. The novel spans several locations, including Geneva, Thailand, and the United States, and features a wide range of characters. It is full of philosophical speculation and descants on a variety of styles.
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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.
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