By Henri Verneuil, translated into Armenian by Jirair Attarian

With all the poignancy of a man at his mother's deathbed, holding fast to her hand and reflecting on their life together, Henri Verneuil begins the autobiographical journey back to a childhood lovingly remembered.

It is the story his life surrounded by an extraordinary circle of people, including his devoted mother, father, and two aunts. It also tells the tale of fleeing from Turkey and resettling in France and surviving nightmarish schools, illness, and looking for work. The life found in this book is one painted with the brilliant color of love, tinged with the hues of Armenian joy and sorrow.

This is the story of one boy and one people, but it is also an artistic story of us all.

Along with writing Myrig, Verneuil was the director of films such as Le Mouton a Cinq Pattes, which won the Oscar for best foreign film in 1959.

302 pages, soft cover