num_pages: 314
description: Interweaves story and dream, past and present, and philosophy and poetry in the sardonic and erotic tale of two couples--Tomas and Teresa, and Sabina and her Swiss lover, Gerhart
language: English
title: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
titlecomplete: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
characters: Karenin, Tereza, Tomáš, Franz, Sabine
genres: Fiction, Philosophy, Literature, Czech Literature, Classics, Novels, Romance, Contemporary, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 446513
places: Switzerland, Zurich, Prague (Praha), Czech Republic
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Prix Aujourd'hui
publisher: Harper & Row