The First Century After Beatrice

Mysterious beans are found on the market stalls of the East, to which ancient superstition lends the power of favouring the birth of male children. When a French entomologist obtains a few of these beans, he worries that the world has entered a critical phase of its history.

Boabele misterioase se gasesc pe tarabele pietelor din Orient, carora superstitiile antice le atribuie puterea de a favoriza nasterea de copii de sex masculin. Cand un entomolog francez obtine cateva dintre aceste boabe, se teme ca lumea a intrat intr-o faza critica a istoriei sale.