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Everything that is not hot will eventually fade away. A book of memories that condenses love and death. A father's painful past before he became a father, a new work by Miriam Barberi, author of "The Elegance of the Hedgehog". Double finalist for the 2022 Goncourt Literary Prize × Gionno Literary Prize. Ueno Haru has been accustomed to seeing falling snow melting on rocks in mountain streams since he was a child. He has always wanted nothing more than the charm of form. With his passion for art, he left the mountains of his hometown and became a well-known art dealer in Kyoto. He lives by and lives for beauty. After partying all night long, he would always return to his house alone. This corner was his harbor and his lair. It wasn't until he was thirty years old that he received the most wonderful revelation of fate - somewhere in France, a little girl was born as a result of his exotic relationship. This existence was sealed by his mother and was not allowed to come near. Even so, his daughter still became his secret, truth, and even the home of his soul. Through the lens of a private photographer, Chun collected every moment of his daughter's life and spent his whole life watching, observing, and accompanying his daughter's growth. Lonely souls crossed the ocean and began to secretly redeem each other.

The original novel of the movie "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" was rated 8.8 On Douban. The story takes place in a high-end apartment at No. 7, Rue de Grenelle, in a high-end area on the Left Bank of Paris where political and business celebrities frequently interact. Paloma was never a peaceful girl. She is very smart, even a genius. Born into a wealthy family, her father is a congressman, and her little eyes have seen through the hypocrisy and emptiness of the adult world. Because he often hides and thinks about existential problems, he is mistaken for a mental disorder by his fussy mother. Facing the absurd outside world, she set a life goal for herself - to commit suicide on her thirteenth birthday and set fire to her parents' mansion. At the same time, Renée, the concierge whom everyone dislikes, has lived an invisible life in this high-end apartment filled with dignitaries and elites for twenty-seven years. Pretending to be stupid, ugly, and vulgar is what she must abide by every day. Behind the scenes, her inner sanctum is filled with Husserlian phenomenology, Freud, and medieval philosophy...