Alma Mahler, the "femme fatale" who tries to compensate for the loss of her father with an overwhelming number of lovers, Paul Kammerer, the controversial father of epigenetics who takes the secret of his toad experiments to the grave, and Oskar Kokoschka, the "enfant terrible" of Viennese art in the early 20th century, who attempts to cope with his heartbreak through more than inadequate means: the protagonists of a quirky carousel. Julya Rabinowich explores the longing that connects these three figures. A fascinating remix of historical scandals and events between Venice, Dresden, and Vienna in Austria at the turn of the century.