From Chocolate to Philosopher is a literary memoir of reinvention across continents, careers, and identities. Born in postwar Paris, Roger Kuperways begins as a pastry-loving apprentice in couture ateliers before immigrating alone to New York at seventeen, where he rises from Chinatown sweatshops to designing for Seventh Avenue and the windows of America’s most iconic stores.
When the fashion industry collapses around him, he begins again — entering academia, mentoring entrepreneurs, and rediscovering meaning through philosophy, language, and Argentine tango. Told through vivid scenes, humor, and reflection, the memoir explores immigration, resilience, love, loss, and the courage to reinvent oneself more than once.
Blending intimate storytelling with philosophical insight, From Chocolate to Philosopher is ultimately a meditation on identity — and on how a life can hold many lives at once.
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