First published 1946
When actress Regina meets the enigmatic Fosca, she's captivated by his eternal existence. As he recounts his 600-year life, Regina is drawn into his extraordinary past - from his role in pivotal moments of history to the numbing of his human passions. Forced to confront the true cost of immortality, Regina must grapple with the implications for love, legacy, and the nature of mortality itself.
Genres: literary-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary, adult-fiction
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: philosophical, unreliable-narrator
Setting: France, Italy, Paris
Period: 13th Century, 14th Century, 15th Century, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 1930s, The Middle Ages
416 pages · Paperback · Virago