Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who

　　華沙大學助理教授馬立克長途跋涉，去探訪闊別五年的好朋友兼大學同學楊，目的是要請楊返回大學工作。37歲的楊放棄了大學教席，在一個孤立的氣象站工作，與任職小學教師的妻子安娜及他

Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who ha