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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.
- Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
- 2002
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. His grandfather was an artisan jeweller.
Oscar is dying of cancer and lives at the hospital. His recent bone marrow transplant—his last hope at beating the cancer and extending his life—has proven unsuccessful, leaving Oscar’s parents and doctors hopeless and distant as they avoid the subject of his imminent death.
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.
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.
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt is one of Europe’s most popular and acclaimed authors and playwrights. His many novels and story collections include The Most Beautiful Book in the World (Europa, 2009). In 2001, he was awarded the French Academy’s Grand Prix du Théâtre.
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. His grandfather was an artisan jeweller.
