A treasure island, without a treasure, without a hero and without hope.
A man in the winter of his life tells us the story of his youth. Fearing that the tale may cost him his head, he recounts his life as a gentleman of fortune at the beginning of the 18th century in strictest confidence. Far from the stereotypes of this genre, the humanist and disenchanted anti-epic he invites us to share is peopled by men attracted by the glamour of piracy who must fi nally resign themselves to a life that is precarious and often tedious.