A young novelist, Mircea, undertakes a trip to the monastery together with students circle members. Here, he meets Niska, a young girl of overwhelming beauty whom he falls in love. Since this moment the relationship between the two will resemble a game of ping pong especially since the young novelist works assiduously for his career. He tries to forget Niska by involving in a sexual affair with Nonora, an open-minded student. During a trip to Italy, Mircea meets Giovanni Papini, a writer and author of ''Un uomo finito''. Giovanni Papini made a deep impression on Mircea. After a year Mircea returns to Rome to study the Renaissance. However during his studying of the Renaissance he comes upon Dasqupta's work and decides to go to India and find out more about Eastern culture. Nevertheless Niska the girl he's in love with, is devastated by his leaving.