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""An intellectual heavyweight and a pure literary virtuoso, Milan Kundera takes some of Freud's most cherished complexes and irreverently whirls them about in acts of legerdemain that capture our darkest, deepest human passions. . . . The tales in Laughable Loves surprise and illuminate. . . . Kundera's world is complex, full of mockeries and paradoxes. Life is often brutal and humiliating; it is often blasphemous, funny, irritating."" — Cleveland Plain Dealer
Milan Kundera is a master of graceful illusion and illuminating surprise. In one of these stories a young man and his girlfriend pretend that she is a stranger he picked up on the road—only to become strangers to each other in reality as their game proceeds. In another a teacher fakes piety in order to seduce a devout girl, then jilts her and yearns for God. In yet another girls wait in bars, on beaches, and on station platforms for the same lover, a middle-aged Don Juan who has gone home to his wife. Games, fantasies, and schemes abound in all the stories while different characters react in varying ways to the sudden release of erotic impulses.
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"This book of stories is not nearly as brilliant as his novels, however, it's peppered with brilliance throughout and doesn't disappoint with its stunning gems of wisdom and quirky, yet highly sympathetic and relatable characters that made me fall in love with Kundera in the first place."
— Anne (4 out of 5 stars)
Laughable Loves Listener Reviews
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" I have mixed feelings.. I liked that every story had its profound moral, a psichological basis. In spite of this, this book didn't keep me 24/7 awake just to read it. It was a real pleasure, though "
— Gabriela, 2/13/2014 -
" The Hitchhiker is one of my favorite stories ever and this is my favorite collection of stories. Kundera is one of the best. "
— Maija, 2/10/2014 -
" The Hitchhiking game is the highlight of this superb short story collection. "
— Mike, 1/29/2014 -
" amusing, seemed a bit self mocking at times; favorite was "symposium" "
— Rowena, 1/28/2014 -
" Kundera is god. "
— Diana, 1/26/2014 -
" this is the second Kundera book i've read and the common trend in his writing is that you can expect the main character to be a womanizing male. excellent book of short stories. "
— Casey, 1/19/2014 -
" Ok, Kundera is great. "
— Isolde, 1/19/2014 -
" This is the best book of short stories that I've read in a long time. Autostop (in German) might just be 15 pages or so but it explains the well-known Madonna -whore conundrum very well. 5 stars "
— Jennie, 1/12/2014 -
" read in one sitting, and thought about it for the next few days. thank you again, milan kundera. "
— Ania, 12/29/2013 -
" Running with Scissors reminded me of this book. All about dysfunctional people or at least the author makes the readers aware of dysfunctionality within "normal" people. "
— Shannon, 12/21/2013 -
" The Hitchhiking Game and The Golden Apple of Eternal Desire are highlights. Eduard and God is good too. Very dark. "
— Hannah, 12/17/2013 -
" funny, philosophical - kundera at his best. apparently love was just as goofy and confusing behind the iron curtain... "
— Pat, 12/4/2013 -
" Never managed to finish this book, as I found it uninspiring, boring, and littered with the sort of casual misogyny that's so common amongst male "intellectuals." Maybe I'll return to it later, but as of now it seems to drastically pale when compared to The Lightness of Being. "
— Jenny, 12/2/2013 -
" LOVED this as i do all his shit. sometimes my attention span is a little lacking and i appreciate a rad short story. he does it well, as would be no surprise to anyone who's read anything by this playa. "
— oh, 10/12/2013 -
" Good though I'd prefer his longer stories better "
— Neal, 9/27/2013 -
" Very light hearted. "
— Vicki, 7/23/2013 -
" Un buen complemento mucho mas amable a la obra maestra, La Insoportable Levedad del Ser. "
— Marco, 1/30/2013 -
" As far as I started, I like it. Good modern language even it was written 42 ears ago, I have a feeling that he wrote it few days ago.. Ah, good humor and satire. "
— Anastasia, 12/24/2012 -
" Good collection of short stories, though most notably "Eduard and God." "
— Lucas, 8/25/2012 -
" I've always liked Milan Kundera's views on love. He seems to approach love from a more logical point of view than just feelings from the heart. This book is a few fun short stories about people and love and sometimes misunderstandings. "
— Carrie, 8/14/2012 -
" Very good so far, I think I will move onto one of his novels next. I'm thinking "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", solely for the reason that I like the title. "
— Suzanne, 7/4/2012
About Milan Kundera
Milan Kundera (1929–2023) was the author of several novels and a short-story collection originally written in Czech, and works of nonfiction originally written in French. His is best know for the novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being, which was adapted for an Oscar-nominated film.
About Richmond Hoxie
Richmond Hoxie has performed on Broadway in I’m Not Rappaport and off-Broadway in The Dining Room, Vienna: Lusthaus (Revisited), To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, and Landscape with Waitress. On television, he appears frequently in all of the incarnations of Law and Order. His film work includes JFK, Still of the Night, Without a Trace, and For Love or Money.