Milan Kundera, Author Of ‘The Unbearable Lightness Of Being,’ Dies At 94

Milan Kundera, the esteemed Czech writer known for his exploration of existence and betrayal in poems, plays, essays, and novels, including the acclaimed "The Unbearable Lightness of Being," has passed away at the age of 94.

In his masterpiece "The Unbearable Lightness of Being," Kundera told the story of a love triangle against the backdrop of the Prague Spring. The epic turned Kundera into an international literary star when it was published in 1984.

Kundera's novels started being published in the Czech language from the 1990s, but "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" was not released in his native land until 2006.