6 Must-Read Philosophical Fiction Books To Read By Milan Kundera
Czech-born French writer Milan Kundera passed away on July 11 at the age of 94. Here are some of his best books you must read.
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The Joke
In his first book, The Joke, Milan Kundera made satire on the Communist era and its totalitarian regime. He even criticised the Soviet invasion which led to his books being banned.
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
This book is considered his best work where he writes about how everything repeats itself in a loop and that one's destiny is fragile.
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Ignorance
The French book talked about the culture shock that immigrants feel. Linda Asher translated this book into English for which she won the Scott Moncrieff Prize.
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Ignorance
The French book talked about the culture shock that immigrants feel. Linda Asher translated this book into English for which she won the Scott Moncrieff Prize.
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The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
This book is a short story compilation of seven stories which are based on various themes like history and politics.
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Immortality
This book is the last one in the triology of The Book of Laughter and Forgetting and The Unbearable Lightness of Being. It is divided into 7 parts and revolves around a woman, her husband and her sister.
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Milan Kundera was honoured with the Jerusalem Prize in 1985. He is also bestowed with The Austrian State Prize for European Literature in 1987, the Herder Prize in 2000, and the Franz Kafka Prize in 2020.
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