Love in a Time of Loneliness

The author considers human sex and desire and sees personal and cultural longings as infused in familiar triangulation points; 'The Simpsons', 'Monty Python' and 'South Park' share a cultural landscape with Plato and the ancient Greek tragedians.

Paul Verhaeghe is Professor of Psychoanalysis at the University of Ghent in Belgium and is also in private practice. He is the author of 'Love in a Time of Loneliness' (1999) and 'Does the Woman Exist?' (1999).

'Popular books on love tend to provide the reader with ready-made answers. Paul Verhaeghe asks the right questions and invites you to look for the answers in yourself - the result is astonishing.'- Miet Soubron, Libelle'Compared to the usual fast food stuff in the books on sex and love, Verhaeghe's book is haute cuisine.'- Gilbert Roox, Standaard Magazine