“A worker may be the hammer's master, but the hammer still prevails. A tool knows exactly how it is meant to be handled, while the user of the tool can only have an approximate idea.”

Czech novelist and essayist of the 20th century, Kundera is best known for his sharp, philosophical explorations of memory, identity, and totalitarianism. His works, including *The Unbearable Lightness of Being*, blend fiction with political commentary, offering layered critiques of human experience under oppression.