"It was not the weight that overwhelmed her, but the unbearable lightness of life. ”

"In our view, only chance coincidences can convey a message. Everything that is inevitable, everything that is expected to come, everything that is repeated every day, is silent. ”

"I have always lived in two worlds at the same time and have always believed that these two worlds are in harmony. It's just a façade. I've been left behind in one of these worlds. The real world has no share for me, and there is only one other left, the fantasy world. ”

"Man is the one who walks in the fog. But when he looked behind him and judged the people who were passing, he couldn't see any fog on the road. His present, which had been the future of those people, saw to him their path completely clear, and its full scope was clearly visible. Looking backwards, people see the road, they see people walking forward, they see their mistakes, but the fog is no longer there. ”

"If a thing depends on a series of chances, doesn't that mean that it is extraordinary and meaningful? ”

"In this world, everything is forgiven in advance, and everything is vilely permitted. ”

These sentences of Milan Kundera shine brightly in Pingguo's diary, occupying her mind for many years.

Yes, she loved his way of storytelling, as well as his humorous and particularly philosophical mind and language.

Chinese writer Han Shaogong said: "Not only is the history and ideas it expresses enlightening to the Chinese, but also the author's light 'fragments' and the method of interspersing narratives and discussions have expanded the space for literary skills." ”

This is also the reason why Pingguo subconsciously imitates in literary creation. After all, Kundera, one of the greatest masters of the 20th century, placed great emphasis on the ability of the mind.

In the 80s of the last century, "living elsewhere", "unbearable lightness in life", "kitsch" and so on once became popular words, and people in the Chinese literary and ideological circles must be called Milan Kundera, otherwise they are outliers.

In Pingguo's view, Milan Kundera's influence on China is more intellectual, and then literary. Yes, the existence of his ideas has made Chinese writers lack the grand narrative of big hollowness from focusing on the group to focusing on the individual's humanity.

Pingguo read his books and knew that the profound philosophy of Kundera's works made him a world-class writer, especially his works, which are full of questions of great discussion value, and touch the bone marrow, and deeply enlighten the Chinese literary world. Let writers understand that a truly first-class writer should first be a thinker.

Therefore, Milan Kundera was a must-visit for Pingo during his study and residence in Prague, Czech Republic, especially Prague Square and Charles University.

Previously, Pingguo had done his homework and knew that the Czech authorities were not particularly interested in meeting this dissident literary and artistic worker, so Prague hardly saw his memorial objects. However, Pingguo felt that he did not necessarily have to enter his former residence or dormitory, but had to meet Kundera's souvenirs but to experience it for himself, what Prague looked like at that time, and to feel the architecture, climate, and customs, and then linger in his heart the dream of Prague woven by Kundera.

Prague Square, which is mentioned countless times in the movie "Prague Love", especially in Kundera, especially in "The Unbearable Lightness of Life", Thomas, who gave up his career as a doctor, washed the glass windows in this square and cruised in Prague for many years.

Charles University, founded by Hus, has been one of the best universities in the Czech Republic for 600 years, producing numerous talents, including Milan Kundera. Hus, a pioneer of the Czech Reformation, was burned at the stake in 1415 on charges of heresy, and there is a sculpture in the square depicting his death.

Milan Kundera was born on April 1, 1929, in Brno, the second largest city in Czechoslovakia.

His father was a pianist, a professor of music, and a dean of the School of Music.

Kundera spent a considerable part of his childhood in his father's study. At the age of 18, Milan Kundera joined the Czech Communist Party and became obsessed with the plastic arts, intending to become a sculptor and painter. At the age of 19, Milan Kundera was admitted to the Philosophy Department of Charles University in Prague, where he often attended music lessons and studied film at the Prague Film Academy, where he stayed on as a teacher to teach world literature. After staying at university, Kundera began to read a lot of theoretical books, and continued to complete the book "Art", which he had already written during his university years, and wrote three plays in succession.

In 1958, Kundera wrote "I, the Sorrowful God", which was the first article in his life, and then wrote a total of 10 articles, spanning a full 10 years, and the work that brought world fame was "Joke", which was published in three editions in a row, with a print run of hundreds of thousands of copies, and "Joke" was also made into a movie.

In August 1968, Soviet troops occupied Czechoslovakia. The book was banned, Kundera was expelled from the party, faculty works were dismissed, all works disappeared from bookstores and public libraries, and all works were banned from publication.

In 1975, the Czech government finally granted Milan Kundera and his wife special permission to travel to France. After Kundera arrived in France, he was recommended by the French writer Fernández to work as a teaching assistant at the University of Rennes. At the beginning of his exile, Kundera became a real public figure: appearing on television, being interviewed, being talked to, writing articles, and using various occasions to tell people about the situation in Czechoslovakia after the Soviet invasion.

Milan Kundera and his wife settled in Paris in 1978 and became French citizen in 1981.

In 1984, Kundera published The Unbearable Lightness of Life. In 1988, American director Philip Kaufman adapted it into the film "Prague Love"

1985 year. Chinese literary critic Li Oufan published "Two Witnesses of World Literature: The Inspiration of South American and Eastern European Literature to Modern Chinese Literature" in Foreign Literature Studies, introducing the South American writer Marquez and the Czech writer Milan Kundera, as well as their respective masterpieces, and Kundera was officially introduced to China.

It was at this time that Pingguo met these two great writers, and since then, he has fallen in love with the literary works of the two writers at a young age.

In the autumn of 1995, the Czech government decided to award one of the country's highest awards, the Meritorious Service Award, to Milan Kundera. He gladly accepted and answered questions from the reporter of the Czech newspaper Volkstaung in writing. Speaking about his feelings about winning the award, Kundera said: "I was moved, and perhaps I was particularly touched by the letter that Václav Havel sent me. In particular, the following sentence in the letter: He regarded this award as an end to my relationship with the motherland and the motherland with me. ”

In 2011, Milan Kundera was selected for the Seven Stars Library, becoming the only living writer to be selected.

In Pingguo's view, Milan Kundera, the great personality, paid great attention to the choice of story perspective and time perspective when he created. Milan Kundera's first or third person storytelling always creates a very special effect.

That is, the occurrence of the story, the author's writing, and the reader's reading are synchronized, and a synchronic state is formed between the two, so that the work obtains a sense of unprecedented realism, and a sense of "presence" in the style of "live broadcast".

Pinggo also admired and imitated Milan Kundera's style of "polyphony" and was a staunch practitioner of the theory of "polypolygy". "Polyphonic" or "multi-voiced" storytelling is a narrative technique that Milan Kundera is very fascinated by, and very handy. He often brings the stories of different eras and different types of characters into his own, telling two or even several stories at the same time. History and reality, reality and fiction are mixed together, which can be disassembled or assembled at will. Taken apart, they are independent stories, and when assembled, they are a poetic "polyphony".

For Milan Kundera, the choice of narrative form is a painful quest and a joy for his creation. This kind of narrative is a new kind of experiment, that is, synchronic narration and polyphonic narration, which establish a temporal and logical framework for the text story from the perspective of the narrator's perception and the discourse of the protagonist of the story, respectively. The variety of narrative voice and form gives the work a sense of realism in form and content.

It is said that this dreamlike narrative was inspired by masters such as Kafka, Joyce and Proust, but Milan Kundera's clever use of it allowed Milan Kundera to obtain a dreamy, hazy aesthetic conception, and also enabled him to find a shortcut to the subject with existential overtones.

In the new town, Pinggo saw the streets and squares that appeared in the movie "Love in Prague".

She remembers Kundera's hometown of Bunoor, the second largest city in the Czech Republic.

However, he studied at Charles University in Prague and after graduation stayed in Prague to teach at the Academy of Film Arts. After being expelled from the party, he was still in Prague, always writing plays in French under someone else's name, until he moved to France in 1975.

Supposedly, if the Czech Republic gave him the highest literary prize in the country, why didn't he keep a memorial to him or something? At least he had traces of his life at Charles University in Prague and at the Academy of Cinematic Arts?

However, Chinese travelers who love him will not find any trace of him.

Pingguo is not without special regrets. Isn't this Kundera's weight? It is definitely a heavy abyss in the hearts of Kundera himself and those who love his thoughts and words.

Late at night, Pingguo faced the agarwood box, folded his hands, and silently thought.

A voice sounded in her ears: "Together with you, I have always missed this dazzling person, and felt this very mysterious country, the most beautiful metropolis of Prague." ”

Ping Guo was surprised and asked urgently: "Who? Who are you?

A female figure, ethereal, like a wisp of green silk, appeared in front of Pingguo's eyes, and said with a smile: "No, I'm Pingwei, do you remember us? ”

Pingguo was shocked.

How could you not know or remember the two well-known figures in the police circle of Tonghai City that I interviewed in the past?

"We came to Europe with you, and we both have to travel around Europe, and Prague is where we can communicate with you. Happy, isn't it?"

Pingguo was still trembling, so weird that he couldn't believe it, and he opened his mouth.

Ping Yu laughed and said, "If it weren't for the escort of the two of us." Hehe, you and your princess, either your money is still lost, or your life is not guaranteed, speaking of which, you should really thank us both for being criminal policemen! How can a thief or a poisoner escape the eyes of the two of us? In the future, you don't have to worry, anyway, we will never leave you. ”

Pingguo's eyes are like red apricots~