When is Milan Kundera's birthday?

Milan Kundera's birthday is April 1. He was born on April 1, 1929 in Královo Pole, Czech Republic.

How old was Milan Kundera when he died?

Milan Kundera died on July 11, 2023, aged 94.

Who shares a birthday with Milan Kundera?

Famous people who share Milan Kundera's April 1 birthday include Otto von Bismarck, Wangari Muta Maathai, Toshirō Mifune, Abraham Maslow and Ferenc Puskás.

Literature · Film · 1929–2023

Milan Kundera — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 1 April 1929 · Died: 11 July 2023 · Age: 94

Czech-born French novelist of The Unbearable Lightness of Being and The Joke, who explored love and politics under communism

Did you know?After his citizenship was revoked by the communist government in Czechoslovakia, he lived in exile in France for over forty years.

Quick facts

Date of birth1 April 1929
Date of death11 July 2023
Age at death94
NationalityCzech-French
BirthplaceKrálovo Pole, Czech Republic
Occupationwriter, screenwriter, translator

Editor's Take:

Milan Kundera wrote playful, thoughtful novels about love, memory and politics. He grew up in Brno and was a member of the Communist Party as a young man. His first novel, The Joke, mocked the regime's humourless control. After the Soviet invasion of 1968 his books were banned and he lost his teaching job. In 1975 he moved to France, and he later wrote in French. The Unbearable Lightness of Being made him famous worldwide. His Czech citizenship was restored in 2019.

Key Milestones

1967: The Joke – novel
1975: France – emigrates
1979: Laughter and Forgetting – novel
1984: Unbearable Lightness – novel

Milan Kundera (UK: KU(U)N-dər-ə; Czech:; 1 April 1929 – 11 July 2023) was a Czech and French novelist. Kundera went into exile in France in 1975, acquiring citizenship in 1981.

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Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Czech-French novelist, 1929–2023

Milan Kundera was born in Brno on 1 April 1929.

The Joke appeared in 1967.

He moved to France in 1975.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being appeared in 1984.

Career highlights

1967The Joke: novel
1975France: emigrates
1979Laughter and Forgetting: novel
1984Unbearable Lightness: novel
2019Czech citizenship: restored

Did you know?His Czech citizenship was restored in 2019.

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Age at death: 94
Years since death: 3

Family

Father: Ludvík Kundera
Mother: Milada Kunderová
Spouse: Olga Haasová-Smrčková

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When is Milan Kundera's birthday?: Milan Kundera's birthday is April 1. He was born on April 1, 1929 in Královo Pole, Czech Republic.
How old was Milan Kundera when he died?: Milan Kundera died on July 11, 2023, aged 94.
Who shares a birthday with Milan Kundera?: Famous people who share Milan Kundera's April 1 birthday include Otto von Bismarck, Wangari Muta Maathai, Toshirō Mifune, Abraham Maslow and Ferenc Puskás.

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