Milan Kundera - Ignorance

Author: Milan Kundera
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: The theme of Ignorance evokes Kundera's own life of exile, making one feel that it is a work as deeply personal as The Unbearable Lightness of Being. The autobiographical elements in this novel are particularly striking. "What makes Ignorance so remarkable is Kundera's restraint in handling the theme, despite its being deeply moving for the author." Kundera's French publisher, Gallimard, highly praised him, stating, "Kundera's creation is unique in this century, like a new kind of picaresque novel—one that lives while explaining life. Ignorance is an affecting novel, close to his previous two works. We believe it can form a trilogy with Slow and Identity, with the themes of separation, displacement, and characters rediscovering themselves through memory." Kundera's books typically sell over 150,000 copies. In one year, Ignorance alone has sold 200,000 copies in France, and to date, it has been published in different translations in 37 countries and regions worldwide.