All Men are Mortal

Description:

When the beautiful, ambitious actress Regina takes Fosca into her life and learns his amazing truth, she is obsessed with the thought that in his memory her performances will live forever. But, as he recounts the story of his immortal existence over more than six centuries, as she learns of his involvement in some of the most significant events in history and how human hope and love have withered in him, she finally understands the implications for him and for love.

subjects: Immortality,  Fiction,  Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author),  Children's fiction,  Fantasy fiction,  History, ancient, fiction,  Immortalism,  Existentialism,  Actresses,  Philosophical literature,  French literature

People: Raimon Fosca,  Regina

Places: Paris,  France,  Italy

Times: 13th-century,  14th-century,  15th-century,  16th-century,  The Middle Ages,  17th-century,  18th-century,  19th-century,  1930s