The wealthy Zeus drops a handkerchief in the street, and whoever picks it up must give him the name and address of one other person.

That person is then rewarded with untold riches, while the finder of the handkerchief receives a punch in the face.

This novella, a work of refined intellectual imagination, is a satirical discussion of man's search for individual values.

'Prometheus Illbound' will delight fans of Gide's other notable works, such as ´The Fruits of the Earth´ (1897) and 'The Counterfeiters' (1926).