A novel is a meditation on existence, seen through imaginary characters. The form is unlimited freedom. Throughout its history, the novel has never known how to take advantage of its endless possibilities."
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Milan Kundera's father was a pianist who also taught his son, but Milan abandoned music to study at the Prague Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, specializing in screenwriting and directing. Kundera was briefly a member of the Communist Party; however, he spoke out against the Soviets after the Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia in 1968, and emigrated to Paris in 1975 when his work was suppressed. In 1981 he became a French citizen. He has written poetry, plays, and nonfiction in addition to more...
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04/01/1929 Czechoslovakia, Central Europe,
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