Paris, annA(c)es soixante. Momo, un petit garAon juif de douze ans, devient l'ami du vieil A(c)picier arabe de la rue Bleue. Mais les apparences sont trompeuses: Monsieur Ibrahim, l'A(c)picier, n'est pas arabe, la rue Bleue n'est pas bleue et l'enfant n'est peut-Aatre pas juifa ]

Oscar is dying. One of the 'ladies in pink' who come to visit the patients, makes friends with him. She suggests that he should pretend that each of the following 12 days is a decade of his imaginary life. Oscar writes ten letters to God that are sensitive, funny, heartbreaking and, ultimately, life-affirming."

Celebrated short-story writer, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt's (The Most Beautiful Book in the World) first full-length novel to appear in English is a literary tour de force, a magnificent cathedral of contemporary eroticism.
The Carousel of Desire is a sexual and romantic saga told with a master storyteller's feel for character and plot and a philosopher's abiding preoccupation with what makes life truly worthwhile. With tenderness and infectious delight, Schmitt tells an exuberant tale about class and community and about the vastness of human experience. Schmitt's love of...