In the third -and final- part of his autobiographical trilogy, Elias Canetti takes us to Vienna just before the annexation of Austria to Germany, to that cosmopolitan Vienna on the eve of World War II. It is the time when the author completes his novel "Auto-da-Fé" and begins to lay the foundations for the famous essay "Crowds and Power," it is the time of his encounters with great men who will influence and shape his thinking. With his vivid and sharp gaze, he presents us with Hermann Broch, Robert Musil, Alban Berg, and many unknowns from the cafes, literary salons, and artistic workshops of the time. In the language, faces, and behavior of people, Elias Canetti reads the signs of that tumultuous historical period, which he conveys to the reader in a fascinating way.