The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1984 Czech novel by Milan Kundera
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Czech: Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí) is a 1984 novel by Milan Kundera, about two women, two men, a dog and their lives in the 1968 Prague Spring period of Czechoslovak history.
Author | Milan Kundera |
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Original title | Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí |
Country | France |
Language | Czech |
Genre | Philosophical fiction, Magical realism |
Publisher | Gallimard (France) 68 Publishers (Czech language) Harper & Row (US) Faber & Faber (UK) |
Publication date | 1984 (French translation) 1985 (original Czech) |
Published in English | 1984 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 393 (French 1st edition) |
The original Czech text was published the following year.