Michel Goujon 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 the cafe 'Kranzler'" came to the writer when he was eleven years old. One day, he was walking after school and came across a small bookstore in Saint-Tropez. That's how he met Ellen Gershtel, the owner of the store.Ellen was Jewish and loved books more than anything in the world. She left Germany in 1933, shortly after the Nazis came to power, and settled in France. However, even here her life was in danger: a regime of collaborators 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 end of the war, Ellen settled in Saint-Tropez. It was she who saw in little Michel an 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 the fate of Michel Goujon, he decided to write the novel "The Man from the Cafe 'Kranzler'" is the story of journalist Andres Kuppler, who embarks on a struggle against the monstrous policies of the Third Reich. A young man, disappointed in the ideology of the Nazis, is forced to hide his views from everyone, even from his wife, an ardent fan of the Fuhrer. A business trip to the Winter Olympics becomes a turning point in the life of Andreas, who is now in grave danger.