{"id":244,"date":"2004-05-02T08:56:44","date_gmt":"2004-05-02T12:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=244"},"modified":"2005-12-31T15:55:39","modified_gmt":"2005-12-31T20:55:39","slug":"lightness-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/lightness-wait","title":{"rendered":"Lightness? Wait."},"content":{"rendered":"

When I went through a significant break-up in college<\/a> (1989-1993), I would watch Miller’s Crossing<\/em><\/a> and re-read The Unbearable Lightness of Being<\/em><\/a>. When I had my big split two years ago, I went back to Kundera’s book. It meant a lot of different things to me in my 30s. The things that appeal in college years seem laughable when you’ve lived in (some semblance of) the real world for a while.<\/p>\n

John Banville<\/a> recently returned to the book after 20 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I went through a significant break-up in college (1989-1993), I would watch Miller’s Crossing and re-read The Unbearable Lightness of Being. When I had my big split two years ago, I went back to Kundera’s book. It meant a lot of different things to me in my 30s. The things that appeal in college … <\/p>\n

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