Richland Library Sandhills
Second Wednesday Book Group
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Join us for a book group discussion of this month’s title, The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. For more information or to arrange to pick up a book call (803) 699-9230.
In The Unbearable Lightness of Being, acclaimed author Milan Kundera tells the story of two couples, a young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing, and one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful lover. 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.
This magnificent novel, now available in a beautifully designed Harper Perennial Deluxe Edition with French flaps and deckle edged paper, is a story of passion and politics, infidelity and ideas, and encompasses the extremes of comedy and tragedy, illuminating all aspects of human existence.
The Second Wednesday Book Group meets the second Wednesday of every month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Richland Library Sandhills.