This is the first volume in a series of essays and short stories by the Romanian writer Horea Porumb. Shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall, the author flees to the West and settles to France. The distinguished scientist absorbs the Occidental culture and evolves into a passionate traveler, a theologian and an encyclopedic observer. His "Heteroclite Reflections" are like a carrousel of copious, often humorous information on the world, as it is, as it were, or as it should be... Pinpointed in Paris, you will travel across the nations from Europe to Asia, from ancient civilizations to present ones, from museum exhibits to real places - and will savor the author's verve combined with his uproarious remarks.