I do not love you

I Don't Love You is an extremely different novel in which the relationships between two men who love the same woman and this woman, developing on the axis of friendship, love, jealousy, and many things about life are questioned. Each of the heroes standing at the corners of the love triangle takes the floor when it is their turn. With an effective camera technique and his usual unique irony, Julian Barnes pierces the heartaches of his heroes from the most painful points. Stuart is a banker who is overly loyal to the rules, very down-to-earth, and has never been able to find the ideal woman he is looking for; Oliver, on the contrary, is an extrovert, quite crazy, playful and sarcastic language teacher. These two old friends fall in love with Gillian, who deals with painting restoration, and all the balance is upset. The result, of course, is damaged friendships, jealousies, criticism, anger, mockery, long speeches, internal monologues; In short, everything that is unique to humans... Gillian sometimes sits next to Stuart and sometimes next to Oliver on the up-and-down love seesaw, and one side always stays down. I Don't Love You is an extremely different novel, full of literary flavors, about these "staying down" emotions. I wonder if "love" also works according to market forces in today's world where money dominates? Or does love have its own law and validity? If love has any real value, what is that value? Or is love just an illusion that ultimately leads to disappointment? Or is love just a consolation that makes someone call you "Darling" after having sex? While Julian Barnes draws an extraordinarily detailed picture of the social life of today's England, full of word games, cultural and literary references, he also searches for answers to these crucial questions. A book that everyone who falls in love should read... "It is extremely touching... It deals with big topics, I personally cannot think of any subject more weighty than love and survival, and while doing this, it never loses its sense of humor and the softness of its pen."
Peter Carey



Number of Pages: 272

Print Year: 2012
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Language: Turkish
Publisher: Ayrinti Publications

First Edition Year: 2012

Number of Pages: 272

Language: Turkish