Bøker av Michel Tournier

If not by nature, then by habit, people tend to match one thing with another - man and woman, laughter and tears, sickness and health, - thereby accentuating similarities and contrasts. This book demonstrates how pairing one object or idea with another generates the work of imagination, philosophy, and creative thinking of various kinds.

Until the very last page, when Abel meets his mystic fate in the collapsing ruins of the Third Reich, it shocks us, dazzles us, and above all holds us spellbound.

There, this fourth wise man learns the recipe from a fellow prisoner, and learns of the existence and meaning of Jesus.

Gemini is a novel of extraordinary proportions, intricate images, and profound thought, in which Michel Tournier tells his fascinating story with an irresistible humor.