by Émile Ajar · Plataforma Editorial, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788493596200
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La vida ante sí is a moving novel by Émile Ajar that tells the story of Momo, an orphaned Muslim boy, and his relationship with Madame Rosa, an elderly Jewish survivor of Auschwitz who takes in children at her clandestine boarding house in Belleville, Paris. Through Momo's eyes, the novel explores themes such as racism, loneliness, and fear, with a mixture of humor, naivety, and tenderness. The novel was adapted into the film 'Madame Rosa'.
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.
