After the so-called events - a terrible pandemic that swept the whole world - the breeding of poultry was banned. But once a year, a special, sacrificial duck is traditionally released from the window of the famous Parisian restaurant "Tour d'Argent". The crowd rejoices - the lucky one who managed to catch the fugitive will be rewarded. He will be able to share a ceremonial meal with the President of the Republic himself. The bets are made, the hunt has begun. But this time things won't go according to plan. After all, the bird intends to avoid reprisals. And several marginalized people will help her in this - dreamers, fans of the poetry of Arthur Rimbaud and Guillaume Apollinaire. In his post-apocalyptic novel-parable, unfolding in the rhythm of a fairy-tale chase, Eloa Audouin-Rouzeau masterfully dissects the phenomenon of social cruelty. Face to face with the barbarism that lies dormant in everyone, the writer appeals to our humanity and common sense.