by Romain Gary · Belin - Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782701152646
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«La Vie devant soi» is the novel by Romain Gary (Émile Ajar) published by Belin-Gallimard in paperback (256 pages, in French).
Set in the Parisian district of Belleville, it tells the relationship between Momo, an Arab boy, and Madame Rosa, an elderly Jewish woman who looks after the children of prostitutes. Through Momo's voice, the novel speaks of love, old age, uprootedness and memory, and culminates in the famous «il faut aimer».
This edition from the Classico Lycée collection includes the complete text, notes, a dossier with analysis, analytical readings and preparation material for the French baccalauréat.
Recommended for French students preparing for the bac and for readers who want an annotated edition for high school.
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.
