Alain’s early years were shaped by instability. His mother, a pharmacist by trade, had to adapt when his father decided to open a cinema hall. She took a job as a cashier there, immersing herself in the family business. But when Alain was just three years old, his parents’ marriage fell apart. Both remarried, and Alain suddenly found himself caught between two worlds. From his stepfather’s butcher shop to his mother’s endless work, he often felt like an afterthought. A nanny became his primary caretaker, and while at first the arrangement felt novel, he soon realized the void it left—there was no steady anchor, no singular home where he truly belonged.
