The Second World War is the main theme of the work of Harri Mulisch, a famous Dutch writer (b. 1927). The hero of the novel, Norman Corinth, a former American pilot who bombed Dresden in February 1945, comes to this city thirteen years after the war and sees the results of the bombing. The woman who met him in Dresden is called Hella, that is, Helen, and the author likens the beautiful city destroyed during the raid to ancient Troy, destroyed by the heroes of Hellas. Corinth, in fact, arrived for the trophy due to the winner - Helen, and he receives this trophy...