"If a love is to be unforgettable, fortuities must immediately start fluttering down to it like birds to Francis of Assisi's shoulders."
About Milan Kundera
Czech-born novelist and essayist, best known for works such as The Unbearable Lightness of Being; his writing explores history, memory, and identity. He lived much of his later life in France and was a major figure in 20th-century literature.
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