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Love

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Love

A curated collection of short stories about love. One of the most popular themes in literature, expressed in all its exhilarating and excruciating glory by pen of great authors from all genders, cultures and periods. Stories on passionate affairs, unrequited loves and enduring bonds, everything that touches the heart.

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Spain

12

María Fernanda Ampuero

Nam

America ·
coming of age ·
father and daughter ·
friendship ·
sexuality ·
trauma ·
war

Morocco

7

Ladybird

marriage ·
passion ·
relationships ·
women oppression

Spain

12

Hipólito Gonzales Navarro

Ligaments

funny ·
journey ·
Latin America ·
love

Palestine

4

Karim the Romantic, Bather of the Dead

arabic literature ·
death ·
existentialism ·
funny

Russia

11

He and She

classics ·
love ·
marriage ·
relationships ·
Russia

USA

16

Sarah Orne Jewett

A White Heron

allegory ·
animals ·
classics ·
fairy-tale ·
female authors ·
love

Argentina

12

Simidolia

introspective ·
Latin America ·
love ·
psychological ·
relationships ·
surreal

USA

7

Holiday Reinhorn

Gabe

female authors ·
gender ·
love ·
relationships ·
witty

Israel

9

Safe Zone

family ·
marriage ·
parenthood ·
relationships

USA

29

The Other Two

classics ·
female authors ·
feminism

United Arab Emirates

7

Scenario (A Chapter from a Novel)

contemplative ·
lust ·
passion ·
relationships

UK

15

The Lover’s Tale as told to Kamila Shamsie

Great Britain ·
refugees ·
trauma

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