A novel that follows the development of an emotional story in all its stages: from the moment of exchanging first glances, all the way to separation, through the ambiguities, complexities, and confusions that govern the relationship between a man and a woman that expose the fragility of this relationship and its rapid deterioration. Moment by moment, it captures the small details that, in their accumulation, make up daily life in all its authenticity and truth: from morning breakfast and vulgar personal habits, to the desires, instincts, and emotions of the body, two civilizations meet and collide.

الحبيب السالمي روائيّ تونسيّ، صدرت له عن دار الآداب «عشّاق بيّة»، و«أسرار عبدالله»، وروائح ماري كلير (اللائحة القصيرة لجائزة بوكر العربيَّة)، و«نساء البساتين» (اللائحة القصيرة لجائزة بوكر العربيَّة)، و«عواطف وزوّارها»، و«بكارة»، و«الاشتياق إلى الجارة». تُرجمت رواياته إلى لغات عديدة.