Ellinor thirty-six. Pragmatic and devoid of sentimental illusions, she meets men online until the Internet finally puts her in touch with a literary critic from Stockholm. Locked in his house by a snowstorm, Ellinor becomes engrossed in Houellebecq and destroys something that does not belong to her - the manuscript of Max Lamas. Max Lamas is a writer who dreams of a polyglot lover, a woman who will understand him in all languages at once. But to find someone who will understand you , you need to learn to understand others yourself. The writer's search for an ideal partner leads him to Italy, where he meets the family of the Marquise Latini Orsini. The fates of all the characters turn out to be intricately intertwined because of that very manuscript, which leaves no one indifferent. The past meets the present and becomes like fiction, a crazy fantasy that is impossible not to believe. Polyglot Lovers is an ironic and caustic reflection on the nature of love and creativity, ridiculing male hegemony in life and art. In 2016, the novel was awarded prestigious August Prize.