Coverage dated July 11, 2023

Milan Kundera, renowned Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris aged 94

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Milan Kundera, whose dissident writings in communist Czechoslovakia transformed him into an exiled satirist of totalitarianism, has died in Paris. He was 94. Kundera’s most famous work, ``The Unbearable Lightness of Being,’’ opens wrenchingly with Soviet tanks rolling through Prague, the Czech capit…

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  1. Seattle Times

    Milan Kundera, renowned but reclusive Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris at 94 (opens Seattle Times)

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    Milan Kundera, whose dissident writings in communist Czechoslovakia transformed him into an exiled satirist of totalitarianism, has died in Paris.

  2. Portland Press Herald

    Milan Kundera, Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris aged 94 (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Kundera’s novel "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" won critical acclaim, earning him a wide readership among Westerners.

  3. The Times of Israel

    Milan Kundera, exiled Czech author and dissident, dies in Paris aged 94 (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Fiction writer's satirical take on one-party state got his works banned in former Czechoslovakia

  4. WDIO Duluth

    Milan Kundera, renowned Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris aged 94 (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Milan Kundera, whose dissident writings in communist Czechoslovakia transformed him into an exiled satirist of totalitarianism, has died in Paris. He was 94. Kundera’s most famous work, ``The Unbearable Lightness of Being,’’ opens wrenchingly with Soviet tanks rolling through Prague, the Czech capit…

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