This collection of five short stories has as its central character a man born into an aristocratic family during World War I, a war that destroys the Austro-Hungarian Empire and displaces his family from the perfect social context and comfort that they had previously enjoyed. As the narrator-hero encounters Jews in various periods of his life and knows them as friends, lovers, and ultimately his wife, he is continuously reevaluating his relationship to Jews. Join us for a discussion of the book and of the complexities of European attitudes toward Jews.