“Metaphors are dangerous. Love begins with a metaphor. Which is to say, love begins at the point when a woman enters her first word into our poetic memory.”

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.