Le Hussard sur le toit by Jean Giono (English title: the horseman on the roof) about a guy that wanders around in the South of France in times of cholera. I loved most of all the main character, Angelo Pardi (who is NOT like in the movie in love with that lady - they have a great relationship but it's not a romantic one ok. jesus christ movies always need to sugarcoat any female-male relation ugh, he's how ever deep in love with freedom. bonus point from the movie however: the dude that plays Angelo is pretty hot ^w^ & Juliette Binoche plays the female main character), the realism in the book, the historic setting, it's just brilliant in every aspect <3