L'Angoisse du Roi Salomon, de Romain Gary (Émile Ajar)

Another wonderful book by Romain Gary, written under his pseudonym Émile Ajar. It's funny how his writing style is similar to La Vie Devant Soi and different from Les Cerfs-Volants, the true mark of a heteronym, like our Fernando Pessoa, who was able to create several writing personas with very different styles.

But writing genius apart, this book is a jewel in its own right, moving, sensitive and intelligent. I don't want to describe it, just recommend it - you must read it. It kind of restores your faith in humanity.