A young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing; one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful lover -- these are the two couples whose story is told in this masterful novel. In a world in which lives are shaped by irrevocable choices and by fortuitous events, a world in which everything occurs but once, ...
A young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing; one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful lover -- these are the two couples whose story is told in this masterful novel. In a world in which lives are shaped by irrevocable choices and by fortuitous events, a world in which everything occurs but once, existence seems to lose its substance, its weight. Hence, we feel "the unbearable lightness of being" not only as the consequence of our pristine actions but also in the public sphere, and the two inevitably intertwine.
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Jonathan Oliver employs a husky-voiced tone that proves the right match for this darkish story, one that requires of listeners a dollop of patience. Set first in Czechoslovakia, then in Switzerland, Kundera's story tells the sometimes laborious story of a womanizing Czech surgeon forced to flee the Russian invasion and take on menial roles, giving his passion for the flesh a slighly different perspective, as he is no longer a doctor but just a window-washer. His relationship with this current female-of-choice, the interesting and puzzling Tereza, is at the center of the novel. Oliver is good, very good, pausing with great effect, having just the right amount of low-key drama and contemplative musing
这是我第一次读到作者存在感如此之强的小说。所有人事物都是为狂飙哲学弹幕而存在：Tomas的Es muss sein (me!)；Tereza对something higher的追求(definitely me!)；Sabina对kitsch的厌恶(so me!)；Franz对以自己理想塑造的偶像的执念(also me!)；不可通过实证优化的人生选择与(同理)不可轮回的历史；以及最后，人从与动物的相...这是我第一次读到作者存在感如此之强的小说。所有人事物都是为狂飙哲学弹幕而存在：Tomas的Es muss sein (me!)；Tereza对something higher的追求(definitely me!)；Sabina对kitsch的厌恶(so me!)；Franz对以自己理想塑造的偶像的执念(also me!)；不可通过实证优化的人生选择与(同理)不可轮回的历史；以及最后，人从与动物的相交相处中体验到better love，维持与天堂的那一线联系。"Happiness is the longing of repetition."(展开)
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米兰·昆德拉 作者
近猪者痴
上海译文出版社2003版
爱喝酸奶
上海译文出版社2003版
乐安蓝
上海译文出版社2003版
女巫
上海译文出版社2003版
看理想
作家出版社1987版
2 有用 小黑猫 2009-04-09 11:21:23
其实觉得他的书还好了，是一个具有敏锐观察力的人，但是。。。没有共鸣
2 有用 You'reBeautiful 2009-03-07 15:54:36
独特的记叙手法,有点"蒙太奇"的味道。。。人类情感的复杂性。
4 有用 Janis 2014-01-25 14:19:49
太美了 五颗星打一百遍
17 有用 安静的暴风雨 2015-04-04 08:44:47
开始了就停不下来 这是一个饱满的悲剧
25 有用 La Bayadère 2018-12-31 12:08:08
这是我第一次读到作者存在感如此之强的小说。所有人事物都是为狂飙哲学弹幕而存在：Tomas的Es muss sein (me!)；Tereza对something higher的追求(definitely me!)；Sabina对kitsch的厌恶(so me!)；Franz对以自己理想塑造的偶像的执念(also me!)；不可通过实证优化的人生选择与(同理)不可轮回的历史；以及最后，人从与动物的相... 这是我第一次读到作者存在感如此之强的小说。所有人事物都是为狂飙哲学弹幕而存在：Tomas的Es muss sein (me!)；Tereza对something higher的追求(definitely me!)；Sabina对kitsch的厌恶(so me!)；Franz对以自己理想塑造的偶像的执念(also me!)；不可通过实证优化的人生选择与(同理)不可轮回的历史；以及最后，人从与动物的相交相处中体验到better love，维持与天堂的那一线联系。"Happiness is the longing of repetition." (展开)