Laughable Loves is a collection of seven short stories by Milan Kundera which mix the extremes of tragedy with comic situations in (mostly romantic) relationships.
Overview
Laughable Loves is a collection of seven short stories by Milan Kundera which mix the extremes of tragedy with comic situations in (mostly romantic) relationships.
Stories
"Nobody Will Laugh" A young professor loves to play mind-games with people he deems inferior. After putting off reviewing the work of an aspiring (and hopeless) scholar, he loses the young woman he was involved with, directly after realizing he loved her.
"The Golden Apple of Eternal Desire" Two middle-age men flirt with many girls and proposition them. One of the men is married to a woman he loves, and the other would rather read a book.
"The Hitchhiking Game" A couple plays a role-playing game which initially excites them but then later scares one and repulses the other.
