Milan Kundera: Irony and the novel, Culture
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In ‘The Joke’, the Czech-French writer began to explore the subject that would haunt him all his life: human beings’ fight against the forces that rob them of their freedom
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Ignorance : A Novel by Milan Kundera (2002, Hardcover) for sale online
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Milan Kundera's last joke - UnHerd
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Milan Kundera - Wikipedia
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The Festival of Insignificance, by Milan Kundera: charming in so many ways it's easy to forgive him for the flawed female characters, The Independent
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A TALK WITH MILAN KUNDERA - The New York Times
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Milan Kundera leaves behind a powerful literary legacy laced with cynicism
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Does Milan Kundera Still Matter? - The Atlantic
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Novelist Milan Kundera mixed philosophy, irony to explore human nature
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In Kundera's Laboratory, Adam Thirlwell
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THE ART OF THE NOVEL by Milan Kundera: Near Fine Original Wraps (1988) First US Paperback Edition
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Milan Kundera's 'remarkable' work explored oppression, inhumanity – and the absurdity of being human
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Why did Kundera never return home?
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Identity And Dissolution, A Czech Farewell To Milan Kundera - Worldcrunch