Coverage dated July 11, 2023

Milan Kundera, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" author and former dissident, dies at 94

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Kundera's novel earned him a wide readership among Westerners who embraced both his anti-Soviet subversion and the eroticism threaded through many of his works.

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  1. CBS News

    Milan Kundera, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" author and former dissident, dies at 94 (opens CBS News)

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    Kundera's novel earned him a wide readership among Westerners who embraced both his anti-Soviet subversion and the eroticism threaded through many of his works.

  2. The Hollywood Reporter

    Milan Kundera, Writer of ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being,’ Dies at 94 (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Czech novelist, known for his combination of sexual and real-life politics, rose to global fame with 1984 novel 'Unbearable Lightness,' which was turned into an Oscar-nominated film starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Juliette Binoche.

  3. France 24

    Czech-French writer Milan Kundera dies at 94 (opens France 24)

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    Czech-French writer Milan Kundera, author of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", has died aged 94, the Milan Kundera Library said Wednesday.

  4. The Guardian

    Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Lightness of Being author dies aged 94 (opens The Guardian)

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    The Czech novelist found himself silenced by the communist regime at home, but achieved international fame with playfully philosophical fiction

  5. The Guardian

    Milan Kundera obituary (opens The Guardian)

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    Influential Czech-born author of the bestselling novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Milan Kundera, Czech novelist known for 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being,' dies (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Czech author Milan Kundera, known for novels 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being,' 'Identity' and 'The Festival of Insignificance,' has died. He was 94.

  7. Deadline

    Milan Kundera Dies: ‘The Unbearable Lightness Of Being’ Novelist Was 94 (opens Deadline)

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    Czech-born French writer Milan Kundera, author of the novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being, has died aged 94, according to Czech media and sources close to the writer. Kundera was born in Czecho…

  8. Wyoming Public Media

    Milan Kundera, who wrote 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being,' dies at 94 (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    The Czech writer tackled big topics — sex, surveillance, death, totalitarianism — but always with a sense of humor. Blacklisted and banned in the Soviet Union, he left for France in 1975.

  9. France 24

    Satire and poetry: Milan Kundera took on life's absurdity (opens France 24)

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    Milan Kundera, the author of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" whose dark, provocative novels delved into the enigma of the human condition, has died, a spokeswoman for the Milan Kundera Library in…

  10. KTVZ Bend

    Milan Kundera, reclusive literary giant and author of ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being,’ dies (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Milan Kundera, the Czech writer who became one of the 20th century’s most influential novelists but spent much of his life in seclusion, rarely engaging with the public, died in Paris on Tuesday, according to the Moravian Library in Brno. He was 94.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being author, dies at 92 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Kundera, who moved to France in 1975, was one of Czechoslovakia’s best-known writers.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Milan Kundera: Czech writer dies aged 94 – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    His book "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" brought the Prague Spring to life for international readers. The Czech-born French writer Milan Kundera has died at the age of 94.

  13. UPI

    Milan Kundera, author of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being,' dies at 94 (opens UPI)

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    Milan Kundera, the reclusive Czech-French writer known for "The Unbearable Lightness of Being, died Tuesday.

  14. Variety

    Milan Kundera, ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ Novelist, Dies at 94 (opens Variety)

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    Milan Kundera, whose 1984 novel “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” was turned into an Oscar-nominated film, has died at the age of 94. Kundera died Tuesday in Paris after a long illnes…

  15. Digital Journal

    Czech novelist Milan Kundera dies at 94 (opens Digital Journal)

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    Milan Kundera, the author of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" whose dark, provocative novels delved into the enigma of the human condition, has died, a

  16. Fortune

    Milan Kundera, dissident Soviet satirist famed for 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being,' dies in Paris at 94 (opens Fortune)

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    In 1989, the Velvet Revolution pushed Communists from power in Kundera’s Czech birth country, but by then he had made a new life on the Left Bank.

  17. Entertainment Weekly

    Milan Kundera, 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being' author, dies (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Milan Kundera, the Czech-French author known for his works 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being' and 'The Joke,' died Tuesday following a prolonged illness. He was 94.

  18. NBC News

    Milan Kundera, Czech author of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being,' dies at 94 (opens NBC News)

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    Kundera’s most celebrated novel earned him a wide readership among Westerners who embraced both his anti-Soviet subversion and the eroticism threaded through the work.

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