"It is much more important to dig a half-buried crow out of the ground," he said, "than to send petitions to a president." - Milan Kundera

Engraved portrait of Milan Kundera, facing left

"It is much more important to dig a half-buried crow out of the ground," he said, "than to send petitions to a president."

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About Milan Kundera

Milan Kundera (1 April 1929 – 11 July 2023) was a Franco-Czech novelist born in Brno, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic).

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Elisa Cabot (CC BY-SA)

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Alternative Names: Kundera
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