Le Cycle de l'invisible Series by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt

Simon fait chaque nuit le même rêve dont une femme énigmatique lui livre la clef : il est la réincarnation de l'oncle de Milarepa, le célèbre ermite tibétain du XIe siècle, qui vouait à son neveu une haine inexpiable.Pour sortir du cycle des renaissances, Simon doit raconter l'histoire des deux hommes, s'identifiant à eux au point de mêler leur identité et la sienne.Mais où commence le rêve, où finit le réel ?

Anna, Hanna, and Anny. Three young women, free spirits all, each one at odds with the age in which they live. Despite the centuries that divide them, their stories intersect—a surprising narrative technique that lends increasing tension and richness to this novel, which builds to a thrilling crescendo of unexpected revelations. Anne lives in Flanders in the sixteenth century... moreAnna, Hanna, and Anny. Three young women, free spirits all, each one at odds with the age in which they live. Despite the centuries that divide them, their stories intersect—a surprising narrative technique that lends increasing tension and richness to this novel, which builds to a thrilling crescendo of unexpected revelations. Anne lives in Flanders in the sixteenth century. She’s a mystic who talks with animals like Saint Francis; she finds God in nature and cannot understand the need for religious rituals. Yet her ideas run against the temper of the times. It is the age of the counterreformation and the Inquisition. Her serenity and the loose tongues of those who secretly envy her, result in her being branded a heretic, with tragic consequences. Hanna lives in Vienna at the start of the twentieth century. She is a young noblewoman, dissatisfied with bourgeois conventions, who undertakes a journey of self-discovery. After much sadness she will find a method for uncovering the roots of her malaise in a new cure developed by a Viennese doctor by the name of Sigmund Freud. Anny is a Hollywood star of the 2000s. Addicted to celebrity and to variety of illicit substances she is searching for meaning in world where the only apparent thing of any value is money. Both her curse and her solace, acting will give her the key to a open a new chapter in her life where she will find love, companionship, and the meaning she has been searching for. less

Internationally acclaimed play of cross-cultural friendshipParis in the 1960s. Thirteen-year-old Moses lives in the shadow of his less-than loving father. When he's caught stealing from wise old shopkeeper Monsieur Ibrahim, he discovers an unlikely friend and a whole new world. Together they embark on a journey that takes them from the streets of Paris to the whirling dervishes of the Golden Crescent.This delightful, moving play has already been a huge hit in Paris and New York... moreInternationally acclaimed play of cross-cultural friendshipParis in the 1960s. Thirteen-year-old Moses lives in the shadow of his less-than loving father. When he's caught stealing from wise old shopkeeper Monsieur Ibrahim, he discovers an unlikely friend and a whole new world. Together they embark on a journey that takes them from the streets of Paris to the whirling dervishes of the Golden Crescent.This delightful, moving play has already been a huge hit in Paris and New York. Performed in thirteen countries and published in twelve languages, it is also an award-winning film starring Omar Sharif.Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Qur'an received its UK premiere at the Bush Theatre on 17 January 2006. less

"First published in France as Oscar et la dame rose by Editions Albin Michel, S.A., 2002"--T.p. verso.

Sauvage, révolté, Jun promène ses quinze ans dans les rues de Tokyo, loin d'une famille dont il refuse de parler.Sa rencontre avec un maître du sumo, qui décèle un « gros » en lui malgré son physique efflanqué, l'entraîne dans la pratique du plus mystérieux des arts martiaux.Avec lui, Jun découvre le monde insoupçonné de la force, de l'intelligence et de l'acceptation de soi... moreSauvage, révolté, Jun promène ses quinze ans dans les rues de Tokyo, loin d'une famille dont il refuse de parler.Sa rencontre avec un maître du sumo, qui décèle un « gros » en lui malgré son physique efflanqué, l'entraîne dans la pratique du plus mystérieux des arts martiaux.Avec lui, Jun découvre le monde insoupçonné de la force, de l'intelligence et de l'acceptation de soi.Mais comment atteindre le zen lorsque l'on n'est que douleur et violence ? Comment devenir sumo quand on ne peut pas grossir ? Derrière les nuages, il y a toujours un ciel...Après Milarepa, Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran, Oscar et la dame rose, l'Enfant de Noé, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt poursuit ''Le Cycle de L'Invisible" avec ce nouveau récit qui mêle enfance et spiritualité, nous conduisant ici à la source du bouddhisme zen. less