Michel Gujon was born in Saint-Tropez and became famous as an author of books about his hometown. The idea to write the novel "The Man from Café 'Kranzler'" came to the writer when he was eleven years old. One day, after school, he wandered into a small bookshop in Saint-Tropez. There he met Ellen Gerstle, the shop owner. Ellen was Jewish and loved books above all else. She left Germany in 1933, soon after the Nazis came to power, and settled in France. However, her life was in danger there as well: a collaborationist regime was established in the country, and Ellen was sent to a concentration camp. On the eve of her transfer to Eastern Europe, she managed to escape. After the war, Ellen settled in Saint-Tropez. It was she who noticed young Michel's interest in literature and introduced him to many great works, including books by Stefan Zweig, Thomas Mann, and Hannah Arendt. In memory of Ellen, who played a special role in Michel Gujon's fate, he decided to write the novel "The Man from Café 'Kranzler'" — the story of journalist Andreas Kuppler, who fights against the monstrous policies of the Third Reich. The young man, disillusioned with Nazi ideology, must hide his views from everyone, even from his wife, a fervent admirer of the Führer. A business trip to the Winter Olympics becomes a turning point in Andreas's life, placing him in mortal danger.