Description
For sale: a very good first Harper Perennial paperback edition , first printing of The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. Second Edition described, 1987 Harper Perennial. Tenth Printing with single number print line, 10.
The book is in Good condition with bright boards with heavy surface wear and two corner creases. Also, a few smudges on page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, rubbed spine ends and edges and rounded corners. The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The inside covers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
When The Unbearable Lightness of Being was first published in English, it was hailed as “a work of the boldest mastery, originality, and richness” by critic Elizabeth Hardwick and named one of the best books of 1984 by the New York Times Book Review. It went on to win the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction and quickly became an international bestseller. Twenty years later, the novel has established itself as a modern classic.
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with the book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
