Kundera wants paper to apologize for spy charge

Milan Kundera, the author of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being," has demanded that a Czech weekly apologize for publishing allegations that he once informed on a purported Western spy, his representative said Wednesday.

The Respekt weekly was given two weeks to apologize in a letter delivered to the publisher Oct. 16, said Jiri Srstka, the director of the Dilia agency, which represents Kundera in the Czech Republic.

"We haven't heard from them yet," Srstka said.

He said if Respekt does not comply, Kundera will sue. He declined to give details.