"Rotten Show" is a tragic story about a young scientist who denies everything secular and lives in his own intellectual world. His self-confidence and arrogance interfere with communication with other people, he lacks the ability to sympathize and empathize. But when the Harlot Girl appears on the protagonist's path, he faces an important choice - to continue living in his world of isolation or to open up to love and compassion. The book Heyse, Paul fascinates with its depth of psychological characteristics of the characters and the reflection of the importance of human relationships and emotions in the modern world.