The book by Gabrielle Wittkop is dedicated to the funny forms that death takes. Where did Edgar Allan Poe spend the last hours of his life? Why was his corpse dressed in someone else's suit several sizes too big? Where did the young English tourist go, exploring the beauty of the Rhine, and why did her bones end up on an abandoned tower? Who kidnapped Mr. T., who decided to walk through the jungle? All the stories are true, except the last one: about the life, love and death of beautiful hermaphrodite twins.