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The plot is set in Lisbon, along the Tagus River, and follows an emotional and complex love story intertwined with dramatic elements.
The novel, whose original title is L'Homme de plâtre, explores complex human destinies through the story of a protagonist whose life symbolically reflects fragility and vulnerability, like plaster.
The novel is considered one of Kessel's most significant works, inspired by his experiences as a pilot during World War I.
Flipping through old Italian chronicles, Stendhal finds motifs for a series of his novels in which he depicts the passions of the Middle Ages and the unrestrained madness of the Renaissance.