True or not, the story echoes themes of guilt, betrayal and self-interest found in Mr Kundera’s own work, such as “unbearable lightness” (dodged but burdensome responsibility). In “The Owner of the Keys”, a play published in 1962, the hero kills a witness who sees him sheltering a former lover from the Gestapo.
Camus archive to BnF
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I missed this a couple of weeks ago, but the Bibliothèque nationale
de France has announced the acquisition of "la plus grande partie des
manuscrits...
19 hours ago
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