Milan Kundera dead: Celebrated author who fled Communism and wrote The Unbearable Lightness Of Being dies aged 94

CZECH-FRENCH writer Milan Kundera, famed for his poems, plays and novels including “The Unbearable Lightness of Being”, has died aged 94. “Unfortunately I can confirm that Mr Milan Kundera passed away yesterday after a prolonged illness,” said Anna Mrazova, spokeswoman for the library in his native city of Brno. The Czech-French writer died on Tuesday “He died at home, in his Paris apartment,” she said. The novelist, poet and essayist lived in France since his emigration from Communist-ruled Czechoslovakia in 1975. He was known for dark, provocative novels dealing with the human condition and sprinkled with satire reflecting his experience of being stripped of his Czech nationality for dissent. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY… The Sun is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience. For iPhone click here, for Android click here.  Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.