The most vivid and cruel novel in the literary history of the English “Lost Generation”. The story of Anthony - a man for whom life is mercilessly divided into halves - “before the war” and “after”. “Before” there were feelings, hopes and illusions, faith and spiritual quests - in a word, everything that is characteristic of an intelligent young man from a privileged class. “After”... there was nothing left but bitterness, disappointment and distrust of people. Love? Painful carnal passion. Friendship? Misunderstanding and mutual loneliness. The basic instinct of self-preservation still makes Anthony look for some meaning, some kind of fulfillment in life...