A collection of this year’s best stories With this collection of short stories and poems, Indian publisher Shail Raghuvanshi managed to immerse us in powerful words and characters that take you inside their hearts. In these snippets of life, you learn something about yourself, allowing you to bring some power into your own life. From a ‘love story within a love story,' magic on a stage, nostalgic memories, and smoky bar friendships, this collection provide profoundly empathetic portrayals of various human experiences. You’ll laugh and cry as you sink into world after world, character after character. Love lost, love found, and love redeemed. Romantic love, platonic love, and the unexpected – all these stories and poems celebrate love just like it is in real life. First, you'll forget yourself as you read. Then, upon surfacing, there is the possibility to know yourself and others anew. ‘Love is in the Air’ is a collection of 20 poignant love short stories and 9 feel-good love poems.

本書は、世界各国の多才な執筆陣が紡ぎ出した、愛の断片を詰め込んだ至極のアンソロジーです。特筆すべきは、単なる恋愛賛歌に留まらない人間存在の深淵への洞察です。短編小説と詩が織りなすリズムは、読者の心に潜む郷愁や喪失感を優しく掬い上げ、日常に埋もれた愛の多面性を鮮烈に描き出しています。 各作品に共通するのは、徹底した共感の筆致です。舞台上の魔法や煙るバーでの友情など、具象的な描写を通じて、愛が変容し救済へと向かうプロセスを文学的に昇華させています。読み進めるうちに自己を忘れ、いつしか他者と自分を新しい光で捉え直す。その魂の震えこそが、本作が放つ本質的な輝きであり、読後の世界を塗り替える力を持っているのです。