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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Milan Kundera

305 pages

About this book

Interweaves story and dream, past and present, and philosophy and poetry in a sardonic and erotic tale of two couples--Tomas and Teresa, and Sabina and her Swiss lover, Gerhart.

Themes
Philosophy & Big IdeasThought-ProvokingWhat Does It All Mean?Melancholic & NostalgicSteamy & PassionateWeight of eternal returnParadox of lightnessBetrayal as freedom
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