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Synopsis
Set in the 1960s in Paris' Jewish Quarter, Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran is about a troubled Jewish boy, Moses, or Momo, who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a solitary Muslim shopkeeper named Monsieur Ibrahim. Momo's hilarious yet heart-wrenching story begins when he loses his virginity in a bordello at the age of 11. Ibrahim offers Momo his ear and advice, and gradually teaches the precocious boy that there is more to life than whores and stealing groceries. When Momo's father, a passive-aggressive lawyer who neglects his son's well being, disappears and is found dead, Ibrahim adopts the newly orphaned boy. Eventually the two decide to make a trip across Europe to the birthplace of Monsieur Ibrahim that brings them to the most important crossroads of their lives. As this deeply funny and exquisitely crafted plot unravels, it reveals how we learn the most essential aspects of life and death when we expect them the least.
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Synopsis
Mr Ibrahim is the story of an old Arab shop-keeper and a young Jewish boy who goes to his shop to steal tins of food. The boy, Momo is soon disconcerted to find that Mr Ibrahim is not quite what he seems. In fact he appears to be able to know what Momo is thinking. Which almost certainly means that he knows that Momo has been stealing from him. Then Mr Ibrahim further confounds him by making him promise that he wont steal from any other shop but his. Soon the two of them develop unlikely an friendship and together they embark on a series of adventures.
About the Author
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt's bestselling novels and plays have been produced in 35 countries. The stage adaptation of Oscar and the Lady in Pink, starring Danielle Darrieux, is an enormous success in Paris, and Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran has been made into a motion picture starring Omar Sharif.
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- Publisheracorn book company
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0954495926
- ISBN 13 9780954495923
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages96
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