The Life Before Us

Romain Gary’s touching novel, which inspired the films including Netflix’s The Life Ahead, centers on Momo, a young boy raised in Madame Rosa’s Parisian boarding house. As circumstances change and Madame Rosa’s health declines, Momo endeavors to support her, navigating a colorful and challenging community of residents from Paris’s immigrant slum. Praised for its emotional depth, The Life Before Us received France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt.