Le Premier amour est toujours le dernier

Synopsis of Le Premier amour est toujours le dernier

«Le Premier amour est toujours le dernier» is a collection of short stories by Tahar Ben Jelloun, published by Seuil in paperback (200 pages, in French).

The book brings together twenty-one stories written between 1973 and 1993 about love and its misunderstandings: loneliness, secrecy and incomprehension in relationships between men and women of the Arab world, where tradition and religion weigh on couples. Ben Jelloun suggests that, to love and give, one must first love oneself.

The work was originally published in 1995; this edition is part of the Cadre rouge collection and appeared in 1998.

For readers of contemporary fiction and short stories, with an interest in love relationships and Arab culture.