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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780571135394
ISBN: 0571135390
Label: Faber Faber Inc
Manufacturer: Faber Faber Inc
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 328
Publication Date: 1996-07
Publisher: Faber Faber Inc
Studio: Faber Faber Inc

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
A young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing; one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful lover -- these are the two couples whose story is told in this masterful novel. In a world in which lives are shaped by irrevocable choices and by fortuitous events, a world in which everything occurs but once, existence seems to lose its substance, its weight. Hence, we feel "the unbearable lightness of being" not only as the consequence of our pristine actions but also in the public sphere, and the two inevitably intertwine.




Rating: - The portal to a plethora of enjoyable fiction
I was introduced to this book by a boy in college. I am eternally grateful to him for facilitating my discovery of Milan Kundera and his works.
Kundera has a spooky ability to narrate the inner world of women. I love the philosophical edge of his writing. I have read nearly every novel written by Kundera and I do not like belletristic literature - I read non-fiction. However, if I read novels, it is Kundera.
Thank you Bernard Douthit for recommending this book to me.

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Rating: - Odd
I had no idea what type of book this was, nor anything about the writing of Kundera when I purchased this book. I wish I had.

The book chronicles different people's lives and journey's, but their lives are just a subtext to the writer's general philosophy on life, which is infused throughout. His philosphy is a little odd, and very VERY European. There is a tinge of melancholy that runs throughout his philosphy, and the very Un-American idea that things don't always work towards a greater ... Read More

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Rating: - returned it to barnes & noble
i hated this book and quit reading it halfway through. it's been awhile but with all the glowing reviews i just had to throw this in. some people will NOT like it and will hate that they even wasted time trying.

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Rating: - Unbearably True
Kundera's Unbearable Lightness of Being is a light masterpiece, encapsulating the philosophy of a writer who happened to be Czech, happened to live under a repressive regime, and chose to make the best of his life, realizing the futility of wondering "what if."

This is a book of ideas, though I cannot comment on its stylistic merit given my ignorance of Czech. It is not primarily a book of political protest. Rather, it is a philosophical flirtation with the possibility of finding meaning and ... Read More

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Rating: - good title
this is not the best kundera book I have read. I preferred his "Immortality" which to me is a much deeper and challenging book. However, a Kundera book is always a gift and a challenge.

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