We exaggerate in estimating love

Author's name: Brigitte Geroudar Publisher: Hayat Publications Year of publication: 2023 Literary classification: Short stories Book overview: Nothing happened, and you no longer love him. You try to be sure. You must be certain. But you are not. You love him, in fact, and at the same time, you don't. You have to decide, because it has become really annoying. You think you love him, but you can't stand him sitting in the lounge in a bathrobe. Sitting in front of the TV like that, with his hair still wet, slicked back. You love him, without a doubt, but this daily repeated scene is what makes you turn away. You shouldn't mix things up. Surely, you have many tender feelings towards him. It seems that this is what we say when we stop loving. The more affection we show, the less we love. So what then? Brigitte Geroudar, the French writer born in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, in 1960, excels at delving deep into the complexities of love, which earned this short story collection the Goncourt Prize, one of the highest literary awards worldwide, and it has been translated into more than twenty languages.