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

4 Reviews

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  This is a much better book than "The Unbearable Lightness of Being".

  Maybe it's because this story is shorter with fewer characters and it's easier to follow. Irena and Josef met once by chance in their youth in Czechoslovakia. They then went their separate ways - Irena to France and Josef t ... (continue)

  This is a much better book than "The Unbearable Lightness of Being".

  Maybe it's because this story is shorter with fewer characters and it's easier to follow. Irena and Josef met once by chance in their youth in Czechoslovakia. They then went their separate ways - Irena to France and Josef to Denmark - as immigrants. 20 years later, the fall of Communism brought the two back together in their home country.

  The plot is simple, but the characters' eventful lives spanning 20 years and their complex feelings on immigration and return to the motherland are succinctly depicted in just under 200 pages. As in his other works, Milan Kundera also took every opportunity to share his thoughts on Communism, nationalism, relationship and of course, sex.

  I don't know why, but I find this book more palatable than "The Unbearable Lightness of Being". Maybe I am getting old ...

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  Tracy W said on Feb 16, 2008 about the Paperback edition | 1 feedback

• 1 person find this helpful

  

  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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  shazzpezzazz said on Dec 27, 2006 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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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
• Others 256 Pages
• Edition: 1
• ISBN-10: 0786251646
• ISBN-13: 9780786251643
• Publisher: Thorndike Press
• Pub date: May 02, 2003
• Dimensions: 1419 mm x 1032 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Paperback and Hardcover
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