Against the backdrop of the Prague Spring and its crushing, a womanizing surgeon, his wife, his mistress, and her lover pursue love, betrayal, and the meaning of a life that happens only once — narrated by an author who keeps interrupting to test his characters against Nietzsche's eternal return.
Books mentioned in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (2)
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy: “"It was Anna Karenina." — the book Tereza is carrying under her arm when Tomas first meets her; it recurs as her private emblem throughout the novel.”
Two Years' Vacation by Jules Verne: “One of Jules Verne's famous novels, a favorite of Tomas's in his childhood, is called Two Years on Holiday, and indeed two years is the maximum.”
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