Le Roman de l'adolescent myope invites readers into the world of a precocious and tormented adolescent in early 20th century Bucharest. The narrator, with precision and candor, unveils his daily life: the quirks of his teachers, the plots of his classmates, their sexual desires, and his first erotic exploits. At the heart of his journey is the compelling need to write, intertwined with his discovery of personal identity and otherness.

This novel, found in a Bucharest attic, is not only a captivating story but also an invaluable document about the great writer Mircea Eliade, who was once this genius adolescent, revealing himself while pretending to discover.