Mpohor City is a futuristic utopia managed by an all-powerful artificial intelligence. Jacob Młynarczyk is an 800 year-old adolescent grappling with the meaning of life, death, art, and autonomy in a perfectly regulated world.

A coming of age story set 2000 years from now, The Magnificent Lightness of Being takes place in a perfect future. Do we wish it would actually come true?