by Romain Gary · Gallimard · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070420315
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«La vie devant soi» is the novel by Romain Gary, published by Gallimard in paperback (291 pages, in French).
Momo, a boy who doesn't know his age, lives in Belleville with Madame Rosa, an elderly Jewish woman and former prostitute who looks after the children of prostitutes. When Rosa's health fails and she refuses hospital care, Momo fights to preserve her dignity. The child's voice portrays marginalization, tolerance, and love as resistance in a multicultural Paris.
Originally published in 1975 under the pseudonym Émile Ajar, this novel earned Romain Gary his second Prix Goncourt. This edition belongs to the La bibliothèque Gallimard collection.
For readers of French literature seeking a social and moving story about childhood, old age, and dignity on the margins of Paris.
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.
