The story of adventurer Max Barabander, who, after the death of his son, sets out from Argentina to his native Poland. He hopes for distraction and oblivion, but also for a new beginning after two years of problems with his potency. In Warsaw, he makes contact not only with the family of a pious rabbi, but mainly with the local underworld, and seeks help from a well-known spiritualist. Max becomes more and more involved, slipping deeper and deeper. He is clearly aware of his gradual fall and its inevitable consequences; however, he lacks the moral strength to confront his own evil inclinations and the temptations to which he is exposed by his surroundings.
Czech edition