'He reflected the laughable complexity of the world': Milan Kundera remembered by Florence Noiville; 1 April 1929 -- 11 July 2023The literary editor recalls her contributor and friend, a deep political thinker, talented musician and mischievous dinner companionMatthew Perry remembered by Minnie DriverRead the Observer's obituaries of 2023 in full

Milan Kundera would often repeat to me that life is 'a conspiracy of coincidences'. In his case, fate had seen him born on 1 April, and he was convinced that [...]