The Sun Also Rises

A young man from a wealthy New York family wrestles with a lingering sense of inadequacy, forged in the quiet corridors of Princeton and hardened by an unexpected stint as a middleweight boxing champion. His shy nature and the sting of anti‑Jewish prejudice push him toward the world of literature, where he finds a fleeting sense of purpose as an editor of a modest arts review.

After a painful divorce, he follows a charismatic lover across the Atlantic, trading the comforts of home for the restless cafés and night‑lit streets of Paris. There he befriends a fellow expatriate and a tennis‑playing companion, forming a small circle that drifts through the post‑war European landscape. Together they chase love, art, and the elusive promise of a fresh identity, all while the shadows of their past linger just beneath the surface.