The Essence of Things

By Tony A Robins

An extraordinary 1972 California heist begins decades before in Paris in 1935, when Jacques Dumont, a simple welder, embarks on a sting that would shake the world. Encountering a feisty Roma teen, Gadjo, they develop a friendship that plays out across decades and c

• Language: English
• Publisher: ZUM PRESS
• Release date: Feb 24, 2023
• ISBN: 9781999391119

Tony A Robins

Tony Robins lives in Vancouver, Canada. His varied creative interests span architecture, music, art, and writing. He is a recipient of the Canadian Prix de Rome in Architecture, and has an acclaimed practice (aarobins.ca), with work from Tel Aviv to Japan, international awards, and more than eighty publications. His art is now represented by Elan Fine Art in Vancouver, with several shows since his first in Vancouver in 1981. He has had 3 optioned screenplays during a four year hiatus from architecture.

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