«  You are of the race of masters, my son.  » Liberating himself from the lifelong hold of a toxic father, the son of a famous actor faces his demons over the course of one fateful night, and wakes up a new man.
 
Can a life be turned upside down in one night  ? Alex Delval, eighteen-years-old, dreams of becoming an actor like his father. For the first time, he is offered a big part. But very quickly, doubt sets in, and everything falls apart. Too much alcohol, anxiety… a fight breaks out, and when he comes around, Alex finds himself face to face with a man he doesn’t know: a sixty -year-old, good looking shrink who will become his accomplice and his confident in one night. Alex will dare to open up and tell his story. He, child who was neither raised nor regarded by his father, yet who remains proud to be a Delval. The face-off of a father and son who love to hate one another. And the hope, at the end of the night, of finding a self.

Alain-Fabien Delon, born in 1994, is a model and actor. He is the son of European film giant Alain Delon, star of Rocco and his brothers, The Leopard. Of the Race of Masters is his debut novel and is inspired by his personal life.