The 1973 novel was written by Kobo Abe and follows a nameless man who gives up his identity to live with a large cardboard box over his head, encountering a range of characters as he wanders the streets of Tokyo。
Mavka is a dangerous nymph of the forest lake that lure people into its depths for the mermaids to feed on their energy. When she meets Lukian, a biology whizz, Mavka falls in love disrupting the natural order.
The story revolves around 27-year-old Nourqui who has immigrated illegally to Marseille and who gets by on petty crime, living a marginal and festive life with his friends. From 1990 to 2000, Nour loves, grows older and clings to his dreams, damaged by the melancholy of an irreversible exile...