The Unbearable Lightness of Being
| Author | Milan Kundera |
|---|---|
| Original title | Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí |
| Country | France |
| Language | Czech |
| Genre | Philosophical fiction, Magical realism |
| Publisher | Gallimard (France) 68 Publishers (Czech language) Harper & Row (US) Faber & Faber (UK) |
Publication date | 1984 (French translation) 1985 (original Czech) |
Published in English | 1984 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 393 (French 1st edition) |
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Czech: Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí) is a 1984 novel by Milan Kundera, about two women, two men, a dog and their lives in the 1968 Prague Spring period of Czechoslovak history.
The original Czech text was published the following year.
