Le Fou d'Elsa is a 1963 novel written by Louis Aragon.
[1] In this book Aragon's intellectual work is reflected through the description of Arabic and Muslim culture in both poetry and prose.
The book is also a description of the beginnings of the depression of the Muslim world, first with the fall of Granada until the colonization.
Le Fou d'Elsa represents a political opinion as the book was written at the time of decolonization in France.
Nowadays, Le Fou d'Elsa is still a great book talking about tolerance and the treasures of all the different cultures.