Amber and rosaries...the hobby of the elite: You will find, dear reader, between these pages some of the magical power that emanates from this yellow stone, weaving a garment of passion to search for the secrets hidden in amber. Your interest, dear reader, even a little, in the amber stone will be for you the beginning of an endless love. The more you enjoy it, the more you will be enchanted by its magic. You will find yourself faced with two choices: either you can be enchanted by it...or you will be enchanted by it. Talal Al-Rifai
One spring day, Don Juan lands in the garden of a cook who runs a restaurant near the ruins of a French monastery. A friendship is established between the two, and the adventurous traveler tells his friend on dark evenings his stories with women, each of whom is of indescribable beauty.
There are literary characters who are born and do not die. Over the years, these characters witness multiple births, each time taking on a different form and a new dimension. Among these characters is Don Juan, to whom Peter Handke returns in this novel, to raise many questions, and to present his reflections on love, the spirituality of love, and the passage of time, destroying the common image of his hero, presenting a new one. Claiming that all previous Don Juan characters were fake, and that "Don Juan" is the real and honest one.