num_pages: 314
description: A story of irreconcilable love and infidelities in which Kundera addresses himself to the nature of 20th-century being, offering a wide range of brilliant and amusing philosophical speculations. Encompasses the extremes of comedy and tragedy and was at once hailed by critics as a contemporary classic.Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.
language: English
title: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
titlecomplete: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
characters: Tereza, Karenin, Tomáš, Sabine, Franz
genres: Fiction, Czech Literature, 20th Century, Classics, Contemporary, Philosophy, Literary Fiction, Romance, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 446563
places: Prague (Praha), Czech Republic, Zurich, Switzerland
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Prix Aujourd'hui
publisher: Faber & Faber