Born in Czechoslovakia(捷克斯洛伐克), 91-year-old Milan Kundera is one of (famous) novelists around the world. This year, he has become the (twenty) receiver of the France Kafka Prize, which was set up (remember) another famous novelist Franz Kafka. The prize began to be presented in 2002. So far, 20 people (win) the prize, and the other receivers include Chinese writer Yan Lianke. People who (give) the prize will get 10,000 dollars and a bronze statue(雕塑) of Kafka.
As the son of concert pianist, Kundera studied music from a young age, then he gradually turn to writing, which has been his lifelong career. One of Kundera's popular (work) is The unbearable lightness of being. It first came out English and French in 1984. The next year, the Czech version(版本) of the work came out, but it was not allowed in Czechoslovakia 1989. The novel were enjoyed by the public, especially after it was made into a film.
Kundera's works are spoken highly of. He has made a great contribution to Czech culture.