Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran

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Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran is a French novella by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt that tells the story of a young Jewish boy’s transformative friendship with a wise Muslim shopkeeper in 1960s Paris.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
novella
adaptationCountry France
adaptationLanguage French
adaptationReleaseDecade 2000s
adaptationType feature film
adaptedAs Monsieur Ibrahim (film)
linked to: Monsieur Ibrahim
author Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
centralTheme coming of age
family relationships
friendship
identity
interfaith understanding
tolerance
wisdom
countryOfOrigin France
depictsCommunity Jewish community in Paris
Muslim community in Paris
exploresTopic cultural difference
loneliness
mentorship
poverty
religion
spirituality
genre coming-of-age story
fiction
philosophical fiction
hasCharacter Momo
Monsieur Ibrahim
hasMedium print
hasMoralFocus acceptance of others
compassion
intendedAudience adult readers
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement contemporary French literature
mainCharacter Momo
Monsieur Ibrahim
narrativePerspective first-person narration
narrator Momo
originalLanguage French
originalTitleLanguage French
protagonistReligion Judaism
settingCountry France
settingPeriod 1960s
settingPlace Paris
titleCharacterReligion Islam

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Momo appearsIn Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran
Momo appearsIn Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran
linked to: Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt notableWork Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran
linked to: Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran