In the subtitle of my latest work, My Guest Book: à la Rumi, the à la part, literally meaning in the in French, implies "in the manner of" or "in the style of."
I decided to give this memoir the subtitle à la Rumi because I refer to the Persian poet and philosopher — Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī Rumi — who, in his poem "The Guest House," suggests treating every thought and emotion as a guest, honoring and entertaining it.
