A famous literary critic, a deceased best-selling author, his bookworm daughter, an ambitious young publisher and an up-and-coming writer all of converge around a novel, titled "The Last Hours of a Love Story", that was inspired by Pushkin and allegedly written by "Henri Pick" — a simple country bumpkin who, before he passed away, owned a pizza parlor in a small town off the coast of Brittany. Published after Pick’s death when the manuscript is uncovered in a local library, The Last Hours quickly becomes a sensation in France. But one outspoken intellectual thinks the whole thing is a sham, and, after losing his wife, his job and his prominence due to his disparaging remarks, decides to uncover the truth.
