Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
French playwright, novelist and essayist, born in 1960, known for widely translated works such as Le Visiteur, Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran and Oscar et la dame rose, as well as essays and short fiction.
Books
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1. Milarepa
A lyrical, fictionalized retelling of the life of an 11th-century Tibetan yogi who transforms from a young man consumed by vengeance and black magic into a remorseful seeker guided by a stern guru through trials, ascetic practice and solitary meditation in the mountains, ultimately attaining spiritual awakening; the narrative explores themes of karma, repentance, the power of discipline and compassion, and the redemptive possibilities of rigorous inner work rendered in clear, evocative prose.