The Joke

The debut by author of modern classic The Unbearable Lightness of Being, of which Salman Rushdie said: 'It is impossible to do justice here to the subtleties, comedy and wisdom of this very beautiful novel.' 'A funny, sad, gripping, wise, marvellous book.' Sunday Times Ludvik returns to his hometown a bitter man with a single aim: to do unto others what has been done to him....