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.
John Nathan Q & A
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*The New Yorker* has a Mishima Yukio story in this week's issue, and
Deborah Treisman has a Q & A with the translator, John Nathan, On a Newly
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