Back to basics and simplicity quest for authenticity, are dreams that everyone can share, wherever it comes from. Voltaire A tale that sweeps the artificial boundaries between cultures. The universalism of the lights remains the best defense against any intelligent individual who wants to enclose it in an identity (national, religious, linguistic, etc.) fixed and bounded. The French language, handled with the brio, the humor and the lightness full of elegance is a massive release of weapon - and a treat for the reader!