Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt is a philosopher and researcher of the human soul, a writer and film director—one of Europe’s most successful playwrights. In his books “The Gospel According to Pilate,” “The Sect of Selfish,” “Oscar and the Pink Lady,” “Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Qur’an,” and “The Share of the Other,” he asked questions of God and Pontius Pilate, Buddha and Muhammad, Freud, Mozart, and Denis Diderot. This time, he simply created eight stories about love—stunning, moving, and truly touching.