Paul Silberstein, youngest son of an urbane but deeply-strange old Austrian dynasty of confectionery millionaires, discovers the power of love and humor--and also his own extraordinary ability to shape his realities.

Paul Silberstein, youngest son of an urbane but deeply-strange old Austrian dynasty of confectionery millionaires, has been furnished by nature with a stunning imagination as well as this difficult legacy. In late-1950s Austria, he discovers the power of love and humor--and also his own extraordinary ability to shape his realities.