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The book of laughter and forgetting, the unbearable lightness of being. Commissioned and closely monitored by milan kundera himself, this new translation brings a clarity and unmatched fidelity to the authors original text. Milan kunderas most popular book is the unbearable lightness of being. Smesne lasky is a collection of seven short stories written by milan kundera in which he presents his characteristic. It is composed of seven separate narratives united by some common themes.
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