How brilliant, thank you for this post it was wonderful. I always loved the novel, and I just recently watched the 2025 French adaptation of the novel. Here I was thinking it was all fiction 😅
Thanks Charlotte! Blew my mind when I first heard of his father's story. Just saw the 2025 adaptation this year too - I think its the best of films so far (though nothing compares to the book imo haha)
Really happy to know this background to the wonderful novel!
How brilliant, thank you for this post it was wonderful. I always loved the novel, and I just recently watched the 2025 French adaptation of the novel. Here I was thinking it was all fiction 😅
Thanks Charlotte! Blew my mind when I first heard of his father's story. Just saw the 2025 adaptation this year too - I think its the best of films so far (though nothing compares to the book imo haha)
A biopic on this man would be so interesting. It seems the script would write itself!
I agree! I’m genuinely shocked it hasn’t come to light yet