Two men--one a strict banker and the president of the Jewish community in Paris, the other an exuberant artist--buried alongside each other in the Montparnasse cemetery become friends in the afterlife in this inventive novel based on real figures. Author Alain Elkann describes the dialogue his father and the creative bohemian Roland Topor might have, and he finds harmony in the clash between his father, a man of stern measures, and the unruly artist. What could have been a story of grief becomes one of peaceful vitality ...
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Two men--one a strict banker and the president of the Jewish community in Paris, the other an exuberant artist--buried alongside each other in the Montparnasse cemetery become friends in the afterlife in this inventive novel based on real figures. Author Alain Elkann describes the dialogue his father and the creative bohemian Roland Topor might have, and he finds harmony in the clash between his father, a man of stern measures, and the unruly artist. What could have been a story of grief becomes one of peaceful vitality united through a shared faith. Fragments of ancient Jewish wisdom are offered throughout the book. "Dos hombres--uno fue banquero estricto y presidente de la comunidad judia de Paris, el otro fue artista exuberante--enterrados uno al lado del otro en el cementerio de Montparnasse se hacen amigos en el mas alla en esta novela inventiva basada en personas reales. El autor Alain Elkann describe un dialogo ficticio entre su padre y el bohemio creativo Roland Topor y descubre armonia en el choque entre su padre, un hombre de acciones severas, y el artista rebelde. Lo que podia haber sido una historia de duelo se convierte en una de vitalidad tranquila unida por una fe compartida. Se ofrecen fragmentos de la antigua sabiduria judia a lo largo del libro."
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