The Unbearable Lightness of Being | Essays and Criticism

  • The Truth of Representational Art

    Henningfeld is a professor of English literature and composition who writes widely for educational and reference publishers. In this essay, Henningfeld argues that Sabina's paintings and Tereza's photographs call into question the "truth" of representational art.

  • Kundera's Work in the Context of his Life

    In the following essay, Culik examines Kundera's work in the context of his life.

  • An Overview of Kundera's Work

    In the following essay, Day gives an overview of Kundera's work.

  • On Kundera

    In the following essay, Calvino explores how Kundera's "characters' stories are his first interest" in The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

  • Fictive Lightness, Fictive Weight

    In the following essay excerpt, Bayley explores how Kundera balances lighter, more eternal elements in his novel with the weight of reality and mortality.