by Emile Ajar · Círculo de Lectores, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422627517
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«La vida ante sí» is the novel by Émile Ajar (Romain Gary), published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (220 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows Momo, an orphaned Arab boy living in Belleville (Paris) in the care of Madame Rosa, an elderly Jewish woman and former prostitute. A deep bond forms between them, while the story addresses childhood, old age, racism, poverty, love and loneliness.
Winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1975; original title: «La vie devant soi». This edition includes a translation by Ana M.ª de la Fuente and an introduction by Valentí Puig.
For readers of classic French fiction and stories about childhood and marginalisation.
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.
