“The Paradox of Love” is a new essay by the famous French writer Pascal Brückner. The topic that Brückner touches on this time, based on the experience of his generation, can hardly leave anyone indifferent. What has changed, what has remained unchanged in the love psychology of modern man? Sexual revolution, declarations of “free love”: how did the sociocultural shifts of the last third of the 20th century affect the world of feelings, relationships and values? Is freedom achievable in love? Continuing the tradition of French essayism, the author is both serious and ironic in his reflections, he shines with erudition, making excursions into history and the history of literature, and at the same time has a lively and emotional conversation with the reader.