by Romain Gary · Angle · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788415695639
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In 1975, a fresh and original novel, signed by an unknown Émile Ajar, won the Goncourt Prize, the most prestigious in France. Romain Gary thus misled the jury, the public and critics with this unusual love story: that of the affection of an Arab boy, Momo, for an old Jewish woman, Mrs. Rosa, in the Parisian neighborhood of Belleville. Adults usually tell Momo that he has 'all his life ahead of him', but he, seeing how they have lost joy, happiness and health, doubts whether this is really a reason for joy or a curse. This novel is much more than the story of some marginal, unforgettable characters in the Paris of the seventies; it is a story full of humor, vitalism and very current about the importance of loving to survive adversity.
Romain Gary, also known by the pen name Émile Ajar, was a Lithuanian-born French novelist, diplomat, film director, and military aviator. He is the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt twice. He is considered a major writer of French literature of the second half of the 20th century.
