Coleman Silkois a famous professor of classics. Coleman, who is at the peak of his career, has thrown himself into crisis because of a recent remark in class, which has been accused of being racist. In order to cover up some unknown secrets, he lied that he had cancer, and wanted to use the illness as an excuse to avoid people's attacks.
However, it didn't take long for Coleman 's romance with the cleaner Foniato come to light. Fonia, a beautiful but vulgar woman with little education. This makes Coleman even more distressed, and hethe help of his best friend, author Nathan Zuckerman. In fact, Zuckerman has been investigating Coleman's story and is extremely curious about his background. Gradually, Coleman is drawn into a vortex of deceit, hurt, and conflict. After a series of catastrophic events, Coleman finally learned that it was his own author friend Zuckerman who was behind it all. Zuckerman is not satisfied with a series of blows brewed by himself, he will also carry out the most fatal injury to Coleman, revealing the mystery of his origin.
