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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.
Jun 13, 2001 · Monsieur Ibrahim and The Flowers of the Qur'an (Le Cycle de l'invisible #2), Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt The book is set in a real district of 1960's Paris, which is described in detail. Momo always stops by the shop of the Turkic grocer, Mr. Ibrahim, and often shoplifts.
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According to Schmitt, however, it was philosophy that saved him and taught him to be himself and to feel that he was free. One day, his mother took him to the Théâtre des Célestins to see a performance of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac starring Jean Marais. Her son was moved to tears and the seeds of his passion for the theatre were sown.
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 books often leave their mark. His scenes and situations can affect us, sometimes without us realising. In this unique travel diary, The Challenge of Jerusalem, he asks us searching questions while pursuing his own spiritual journey.
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt: My mother’s death. She was an extraordinary woman and I had a great relationship with her. I think the little boy still somewhere in me who believed his mother to be immortal died alongside her and I told myself that there was not a second to be lost.
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.
