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Nonfiction by the master of British literature Julian Barnes tells the story of one of the most interesting periods in the history of European culture - the so-called "Belle Epoque". A time of scientific discoveries and bold artistic projects, duels and the heyday of cabaret."

The main character is the gynaecologist Samuel-Jean Pozzi, a socialite, a don Juan, a man of science, a hedonist, a fastidious collector, a friend of royal families and the most famous authors of the time. Pozzi is a brilliant doctor who values the comfort of his patients above all else and is ready to lay down his life to ensure that gynaecology ceases to be on the margins of medicine. The protagonist is surrounded by many companions: Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde, Sarah Bernhardt, Henry James - all of them highlight the image of a brilliant intellectual and charismatic whose life is impossible not to admire.