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2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Kundera's weak memory
On the online portal of the weekly magazine Respekt, chief editor Martin M. Šimečka and Petr Třešňá write that Milan Kundera's memory seems to be very weak indeed. Kundera, who is suspected of having denounced an opposition figure to the Czechoslovak secret police in the 1950s, has until now maintained that he is entirely unacquainted with the people involved in the case. This statement is at odds with the fact that he personally dedicated a book to two of them, Iva Militka and Miroslav Dlask, in 1953. "Written on the inside cover of the book are the words: 'For Mirek and Iva (illegible), Milan'. It is highly unlikely that someone could write such a dedication without knowing the recipients. Of course it could be that Kundera did know them but can no longer remember them. But then it is legitimate to ask what else he has blocked from his memory."
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The nebulous Mr Kundera
The debate over the Czech writer Milan Kundera, who allegedly denounced the anti-communist activist Miroslav Dvorácek to the police in 1950, has increasingly been taken up in the Slovak press. In an interview with the liberal daily Sme Peter Třešňák, a journalist with the prestigious Prague weekly Respekt from which Kundera has demanded an apology, expresses surprise at the growing support for Kundera. "I find it surprising that the focus in this case has shifted in a different direction. I would have thought ... that it was time for some explanations. But no one is asking Mr Kundera such questions. So far his comments have been very vague. But no one is interested in his explanations. Our work, on the other hand, has been heavily criticised. This is testimony to the unbalanced relationship between Czech intellectuals and the past."
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