Acclaimed Czech author Milan Kundera dies in Paris at age 94

Kundera was known for novels like "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" that explored philosophical ideas through characters and themes.
He faced controversy in communist Czechoslovakia over his dissident writings, leading to his works being banned and his emigration to France.
Kundera became a French citizen in 1981 and lived in self-imposed exile in Paris, rarely returning even after the fall of communism.
"The Unbearable Lightness of Being" gained him international acclaim in 1984 and was adapted into a successful film.
Kundera's works were not published in his Czech homeland until after the Velvet Revolution ended communism in 1989.