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.
Background
- Born in
- Královo Pole
- Educated at
- Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in PragueFaculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague
- Awards
- 🏆 Franz Kafka Prize🏆 Jerusalem Prize🏆 Herder Prize🏆 Q3404571
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"Two people in love, alone, isolated from the world, that's beautiful."
"You can't measure the mutual affection of two human beings by the number of words they exchange."
"Making love with a woman and sleeping with a woman are two separate passions, not merely different but opposite. Love does not make itself felt in the desire for copulation (a desire that extends to a…"
"He suddenly recalled from Plato's Symposium: People were hermaphrodites until God split then in two, and now all the halves wander the world over seeking one another. Love is the longing for the half …"
"Oh lovers! be careful in those dangerous first days! once you've brought breakfast in bed you'll have to bring it forever, unless you want to be accused of lovelessness and betrayal."
Works & Publications
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Timeline
1929
Born
Birth2023
Died
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