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Kind of Intimacy
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Jenn Ashworth
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, April 08, 2010
Wrong product picture and publication info as of Apr. 08
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Life Before Us Madame Rosa
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Romain Gary
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, October 17, 2009
This should be a must-read for everyone. Funny and humane, the story is written from the point of view of Momo, a boy living with Madame Rosa. Madame Rosa is an old Jewish woman, who takes in the unwanted children of the neighborhood's prostitutes. Momo tells readers of his unusual everyday life; race and minority relations; love, and the lack of it; and getting old, as he watches Madame Rosa deteriorate in her old age. A moving and thought provoking read that I've been recommending to everyone since I've read it. A side note on the recommendation's worthiness: in 1975 the novel received the Prix Goncourt, the prestigious French literary prize. It's time to rediscover this old gem!
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