Brink, André, The Novel: Language and Narrative from Cervantes to Calvino, New York University Press, 1998.

Brink's book provides chapter-length analyses of a chronologically arranged series of novels. His chapter on The Unbearable Lightness of Being uses reader-response criticism to "explore the gaps."

Misurella, Fred, Understanding Milan Kundera: Public Events, Private Affairs, University of South Carolina Press, 1993.

Misurella's book is an excellent, accessible starting point for the student wanting to further study Kundera.

Petro, Peter, ed., Critical Essays on Milan Kundera, G. K. Hall, 1999.

This excellent collection of scholarly analyses and interviews with Kundera should prove valuable to those studying Kundera's work.