The novel follows a woman, Modesta, who is born on 1 January 1900 and her experiences though her life in the twentieth century. The text is written for the most part in the first person (by Modesta), but sometimes also in the third person, especially in the first part of the novel.
杰西·威廉姆斯,让-雨果·安格拉德,乔丹·亚历桑德拉,玛丽亚·基娅拉·詹内塔,亚历杭德拉·奥涅瓦,托马索·拉尼奥,皮尔保罗·斯波隆,安东尼奥·杰拉尔迪,阿曼达·卡帕那,山姆·海加斯,丹妮拉·格拉斯哥,Chloe Hirschman,Marco Lo Chiatto,Jessica Lee,尼科洛·帕塞蒂,Mauro Aversano,Matthew T. Reynolds,耶斯·利奥丹,埃里克·亚历山大,Christoph Hülsen