You can suffer nostalgia in the presence of the beloved if … - Milan Kundera

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You can suffer nostalgia in the presence of the beloved if you glimpse a future where the beloved is no more.

Milan Kundera

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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).

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You can suffer nostalgia in the presence of the beloved if you glimpse a future where the beloved is no more. - Milan Kundera

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