Modern Love

We still read the same old love poems and love stories, but the romantic man-woman relationship described there has long been outdated, says Eva Illouz, the "modern love" expert. "Love is often overrated," claims Christiane Rösinger. Is that so? What is love like today? And how do we live it? As a single, modern suffragette, as part of a patchwork family, in a commuting and weekend relationship, a marriage, with or without children? Queer, lesbian or gay? The stories collected in this volume are new and approach the topic of love in all its varieties freshly, fearlessly, honestly and from many surprising sides. With texts by Christiane Rösinger, Marc Fischer, Maxim Biller, Anna Katharina Hahn, Katja Kullmann, Zadie Smith, Carolin Emcke and others.