Le roi, le sage et le bouffon

Synopsis of Le roi, le sage et le bouffon

«Le roi, le sage et le bouffon» is a philosophical fable by Shafique Keshavjee, published by Seuil in paperback (262 pages, in French).

A king of a distant land, advised by his sage and his jester, convenes the great tournament of truth, a singular competition between atheism and the great religions of the world. Jews, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and atheists clash in a fable with humor and philosophical reflection on dialogue between beliefs.

The subtitle of the work is «Le grand tournoi des religions». It was originally published on February 6, 1998.

For readers interested in philosophy and religion, with a taste for fables and humor.