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The novel takes place during the Second World War, in the spring of 1944. The main character is a world-renowned archaeologist Filippo Cavalcanti. The Ministry of Culture of the fascist government of Italy sends him on a business trip to Bressanone to check the proper preparation and packaging of valuable archaeological and artistic works intended for export to Germany. Upon arriving, the elderly professor meets Quintino, a teenage troublemaker from the southern Italian island of Ischia, under unpleasant circumstances.

With the war in the country and the tense situation in the region threatening both of them, they decide to flee to Rome together and try to save archaeological and cultural treasures from being illegally exported from Italy by the Nazis. The dizzying adventures of their journey from north to south help these partners, who are so different in age and background, to become friends and learn the true value of life, humanity, and kindness.