The Last Man

Successful in both his personal and professional life, Rochas Sulpice faces an unexpected crisis at a key point in his life. At first, the event appears to have the typical consequences. But, as time passes, Rochas realizes that the event has forced him to face an internal revolt he has thus far been able to avoid. The revolution then begins. In the period of a few short, intense weeks, his traditional perception of life disintegrates. Though he begins to feel as if he is losing his mind, he is, in fact, evolving; changing into a new person, summoning from within the courage to face both himself and the world he now detests. Fast moving and intense, his struggle compels him to seek help from past acquaintances, but his attempts fail. Yet, fortune holds for him a quite unexpected and sympathetic friend in Monsignor Battista Lasaled. With the clergyman's help, Rochas begins the arduous process of redefining himself and finding peace, a process that may not be necessarily linked to faith. What he learns may quite possibly set him on the path to his, and our, most challenging discovery yet