A young talented sculptor, after the resounding success of his exhibition, leaves Paris for Rome for several days and, instead of working there on an upcoming lecture, sits on the restaurant terrace and plays chess with everyone. A beautiful girl sits down at his table. The granddaughter of a chess player who died in a concentration camp, she suddenly turns out to be a very dangerous rival. As it turns out, she is keenly interested in a certain chess game played during the Second World War. Mutual attraction arises instantly... Spring days in Rome, a mysterious stranger and the omnipotence of memory - the love story here is closely intertwined with History as such. Antoine Choplein is a famous French poet and prose writer, author of two dozen books, winner of prestigious awards. “The Italian Party” is Choplein’s first book published in Russian. The publishing design is preserved in PDF A4 format.