![]() ![]() I can’t begin to explain how beautifully these characters are built around a changing political landscape. ![]() One moment it is Tomas, the next it is Sabina, a lot of times it happens to be Tereza and at times, Oedipus too. Although Kundera seemed to portray Tomas as the protagonist, I wasn’t entirely convinced he was. The book takes you through the lives of four people – Tomas, Tereza, Sabina and Franz and of course, there is Karenin too. Was it because Kundera challenged Nietzsche in the very first chapter of the book or is it because he named the pet dog, ‘Karenin’ after Anna Karenina or was it the scene of Tomas standing at the window of his flat looking across the courtyard at the opposite walls? It must be all of it. Even as I write this, I look at my bedside table and see that the book still refuses to leave my side. Even after all re-reading, ‘ The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ never stopped amusing me with its philosophical speculations. At one point, I dropped the bookmarks and started reading again from wherever I wanted to. I deliberately misplaced my bookmarks so that I could re-read some of those chapters again. People told me I would feel that way with Ayn Rand, but it had to be Milan Kundera. During these 8 months, I tried to be more loyal than I ever was. ![]() It was a whole new experience, something I have never had in all these years. It lasted longer than I intended it to, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. ![]()
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