{"product_id":"the-unbearable-lightness-of-being","title":"The Unbearable Lightness of Being","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of the Prague Spring and the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, \u003cem\u003eThe Unbearable Lightness of Being\u003c\/em\u003e follows two couples whose lives become entangled through love, desire, fidelity, and political upheaval. As surgeon Tomáš struggles between his devotion to Tereza and his relentless pursuit of other women, the novel explores the fragile balance between freedom and commitment, chance and necessity, public history and private longing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending philosophy with an unforgettable love story, Milan Kundera's masterpiece reflects on the choices that shape our lives and the question of whether existence is defined by weight or lightness. Elegant, provocative, and deeply humane, it remains one of the essential novels of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilan Kundera (1929–2023) was a Czech-born novelist whose work explores memory, politics, identity, exile, and the complexities of human relationships. The author of \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Laughter and Forgetting\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eImmortality\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Joke\u003c\/em\u003e, he is celebrated for combining philosophical inquiry with literary innovation. \u003cem\u003eThe Unbearable Lightness of Being\u003c\/em\u003e is his best-known and most influential novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarper Perennial Modern Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApril 24, 2001\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e320\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClassics · Literary Fiction · Philosophy · Czech Literature · Translated Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9780060932138\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45222952927414,"sku":"9780060932138","price":26.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9780060932138.jpg?v=1782567666","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/the-unbearable-lightness-of-being","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}