Madame de (Pushkin Collection)

The story of Madame de-'s earrings is a story of jewellery, love, denial and society. Displaying the simplicity of a fairy tale and the elegance of an 18th century 'roman a clef', de Vilmorin in particular echoes the loneliness that is a phenomenon of the 20th century: the circle of deceit that society allows proves fatal to the honesty of intense passion."