Agadah

AhieraticCountsitsinhiselegantmansionfinishinghiswritings-Alphonse,ayoungWaloonofficer,ridesthroughtheMurgiatoreachhisregimentinNaplesbutsoonfindshimselfmysteriouslydetainedatainninthestrangeandvariedcompanyofthieves,brigands,cabalists,noblemen,coquettesandgypsies,whosestoriesherecordsovertendays.Arangeofsituationsinstories-within-stories,which,liketheDecameronandTalesfromtheThousandandOneNights,provideentertainmentonanepicscale.Thetwomen'sdestinyintertwined,itisdifficulttoknowwho'srealbetweenthetwoandwhobelongstotheother'smind.ThisisajourneyforbothofthemwhichAlphonsewillcontinue,uncertainintheend,ifhisexperienceswererealoradream.