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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

By: Milan Kundera, Michael Henry Heim
Narrated by: Richmond Hoxie
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One of the century's most famous novels, available for the first time on audio - read by Richmond Hoxie. Milan Kundera's iconic novel of love and politics in communist Czechoslovakia is 'a dark and brilliant achievement' (Ian McEwan).

'A cult figure.' Guardian
'Shamelessly clever ... Exhilaratingly subversive and funny.' Independent
'A modern classic ... As relevant now as when it was first published. ' John Banville

A young woman is in love with a successful surgeon - a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanising. His mistress, a free-spirited artist, lives her life as a series of betrayals - while her other lover stands to lose everything because of his noble qualities.

In a world where lives are shaped by irrevocable choices and fortuitous events, and everything occurs but once, existence seems to lose its substance and weight - and we feel 'the unbearable lightness of being'.

A masterpiece by one of the world's truly great writers, Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being encompasses passion and philosophy, infidelity and ideas, the Prague Spring and modern America, political acts and private desires, comedy and tragedy - and illuminates all aspects of human existence.

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I've read this book many times, hearing it was like reading it again for the first time, it is a great piece of writing

I love this book

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I have no other words but to repeat that this book is amazingly beautiful. And the performance is PERFECT.

Amazingly beautiful

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This book wasn’t gripping but more a reflective and insightful book of philosophy through creation of characters and reflections on life and our ways of making what we can from it and finding meaning

Interesting and reflective

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but left feeling a little deflated Expected more insight and a lot of jumping around the point

Enjoyable in parts

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the chapters are not titled which was a bit confusing when following along with the physical book. however, I overally loved the narration as well as the storyline; and once i got into it, it was difficult to put down especially when had to get back to work.

the perspectives and relationships through and about Tomas and Tereza :)

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