Milan Kundera · Identity

Author: Milan Kundera
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: At the age of sixteen or seventeen, she was particularly fond of a metaphor; did she come up with it herself, hear it somewhere, or read it from somewhere? It didn’t matter. She wanted to become a rose scent, a fragrance that spread everywhere, to conquer. She hoped to penetrate all men through this and, through them, embrace the entire world. The fragrance of a spreading rose: that was the metaphor for encounters. This metaphor bloomed as she was about to come of age, like a romantic promise of gently mingling with men and an invitation to a journey through all men. However, she was naturally not the type to frequently change partners, and this vague, lyrical dream quickly fell asleep in her peaceful and happy marriage.