Felix and the Source of Life: Roman – From the author of Monsieur Ibrahim and the flowers of the Quran

An original and profound novel about the power of origin and family Twelve-year-old Felix is desperate. His fun-loving mother Fatou, who runs a small cafe in Paris, has fallen into a depression. Fatou, once the turning point of the lovable and quirky community of her regular customers, is only a shadow of herself. To save her, Felix takes an adventurous journey to Africa with her, which will lead her to her roots and reconciliation with the past. As in his world consequences, “Oscar and the Lady in Pink” and “Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Quran”, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt brings us closer to philosophical and spiritual themes in a humorous and life-wise novel by looking at them with the eyes of a child. In addition, the book is a boy’s wonderful declaration of love to his mother