Seven dazzling tales of sexual comedy, by the writer hailed as a master of graceful illusion and illuminating surprise 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. Nobody Will Laugh 1(47) The Golden Apple of Eternal Desire 47(30) The Hitchhiking Game 77(30) Symposium 107(56) Let the Old Dead Make Room for The Young Dead 163(32) Dr. Havel After Twenty Years 195(46) Eduard and God 241