Ignorance

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• Love's labour's lost

  She had separated from her first boyfriend with no great pain. With the second it was worse. When she heard him say, "If you go, it's the end between us. I swear - the end!" she could not utter a single word. She loved him, and he was flinging in her ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• Czech mate

  Ignorance by Milan Kundera, translated by Linda Asher 195pp, Faber, £16.99 Since Milan Kundera stopped writing fiction in Czech, he has produced two slim novels in French, Slowness (1996) and Identity (1998). Both are set in France, where he has live ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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  What can I say? I'm biased and LOVE Kundera's work. Not as good as Unbearable Lightness of Being, but Kundera's philosophical approach towards concepts such as love, memory,nostalgia and return are fantastic. A must read if you love Kundera.

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  Spotted Philosophical Observations

  yes, pretty good story spotted with brilliant philosophical observations. Not as much meat on the bones as Unbearable Lightness... but good enough and I don't reckon it'd disappoint a Kundera fan. It'd be a good taster for reader new to him, before taking on other works, maybe:)

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• English Books
• Paperback 195 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0571215920
• ISBN-13: 9780571215928
• Publisher: Faber and Faber
• Pub date: Nov 04, 2002
• Dimensions: 1484 mm x 968 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover and Others
• In other languages: other languages Livres Français, Libros en Español, Livros em Português, Libri Italiani

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