In *Ignorance*, Milan Kundera turns exile into a metaphysical riddle: what does it mean to return home when “home” is a memory, reshaped by time, distorted by longing? Through the story of two Czech émigrés returning to post-communist Prague, Kundera explores how forgetting is not the opposite of remembering, but its silent twin.
The novel moves like a fugue — themes repeat, voices shift, and meaning hovers just out of reach. Between past and present, identity and illusion, Kundera weaves a quiet yet profound meditation on what we choose to remember… and what forgetfulness chooses for us.
