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Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt's parents were teachers of physical education and sport, and his father later became a physiotherapist and masseur in paediatric hospitals. He was also a French boxing champion while his mother was a medal-winning runner.
In 2019, he published Le Journal d’un amour perdu (Diary of a Lost Love) about his mother who influenced his whole life. A deeply personal and intimate text, the book manages to turn the experience of death into a splendid lesson for life. Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt lives in Brussels. The French editions of all his works are published by Albin Michel.
old Joseph Bernstein, who suffered separation from parents, tests of fear of death, early adulthood in war. Following the biblical wisdom that says “The mouth speaks the truth”, Schmitt on behalf of Joseph asks complex philosophical questions that adults cannot answer unambiguously.
- Elena Ivanova, Ekaterina Ivanova
- 2019
Apr 3, 2024 · We spoke with classical music-loving author Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt. Music: another world within our world. Ever since the day when his aunt Aimée sat down to play Chopin on the family home’s piano, music never ceased to captivate the young Éric-Emmanuel.
Sep 1, 2019 · Pendant deux ans, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt tente d'apprivoiser l'inacceptable : la disparition de la femme qui l'a mis au monde. Ces pages racontent son « devoir de bonheur » : une longue lutte, acharnée et difficile, contre le chagrin.
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Oscar and the Lady in Pink (French: Oscar et la dame rose) is a novel written by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, the third part of the series « Cycle de l'invisible », published in 2002.
Mr. Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran is a novel by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, originally published in French in 2001. A film adaptation, Monsieur Ibrahim, was released in 2003.
