The Roots of Heaven
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"Well, I finally got an idea. When he fails, do like me: think about free elephant ride through Africa for hundreds and hundreds of wonderful animals that nothing could be built - either a wall or a fence of barbed wire - passing large open spaces and crush everything in its path, and destroying everything - while they live, nothing is able to stop them - what freedom and! And even when they are no longer alive, who knows, perhaps continue to race elsewhere still free. So you begin to torment your claustrophobia, barbed wire, reinforced concrete, complete materialism imagine herds of elephants of freedom, follow them with his eyes never left them on their run and will see you soon feel better ... "
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For the novel ROOTS OF HEAVEN Gary gets first Goncourt Prize. Translated and republished in many countries around the world, he finally published in Bulgarian. Is filmed by John Huston starring Juliette Greco, Errol Flynn, Howard Trevard
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