Robert Yessouroun's father satirized the errors of a religion turned toward the past with a green Waterman pen. It was surely this pen that drew the son to the typewriter. But what truly ignited the child's desire to invent future mysteries were the comic books that sketched the future of the Earth (Meteor, Sputnik, Sidereal, Future World, Fiction Adventures…). As a teenager, he moved from the city of the Atomium to the city of CERN. Geology revealed to him the breathtaking Nature of bygone eras. But after his scientific studies, he turned to the world of literature, which further stimulated his forward-looking imagination. He married a woman from Fribourg, who had migrated to Geneva. Together, they have a daughter living abroad in a wonderland. A literature professor, he has been inspired by many authors. Among them were Paul Morand, Bulgakov, Adamek (for novels), Borges and Yourcenar (for short stories), Tardieu (for theater), and Michaux (for poetry). His model of humorous observation of human beings was bequeathed to him by the filmmaker Jacques Tati.

What if you inherited a prototype android whose functions aren't exactly clear? Well, just such a device arrives from the Middle East at the home of an unemployed man of Indian origin, averse to order and organization. Since he has no sympathy for robots, which he blames for his dismissal, he'd gladly get rid of this cumbersome contraption, if it weren't for his charming neighbor from Geneva, a mathematics researcher, who dissuades him. She, on the other hand, is fascinated by the prowess of this unparalleled intelligence! Will this highly sophisticated artificial intelligence adapt to the chronic chaos of its new owner? Will it go so far as to interfere in the upcoming local elections to protect its master's interests? How will the Swiss police and authorities react to the intrusion of an unapproved machine onto national territory? Not to mention foreign covetousness, ready to do anything to seize this supreme technological jewel… Publication date: July 1, 2023 Order now