sˈɛt ɪn vˈɪtʃi fɹˈæns, ðə kˈæfkiːsk nˈæɹətˌɪv fˈɑːloʊz ɐn ɐpˈæɹəntli dʒˈɛntaɪl pæɹˈɪʒən ˈɑːɹt dˈiːlɚ hˌuː ɪz sˈiːmɪŋli mɪstˈeɪkən fɚɹə dʒˈuːɪʃ mˈæn ʌvðə sˈeɪm nˈeɪm ænd tˈɑːɹɡɪɾᵻd ɪnðə hˈɑːləkˌɔːst, ʌnˈeɪbəl tə pɹˈuːv hɪz aɪdˈɛntᵻɾi.
Set in Vichy France, the Kafkaesque narrative follows an apparently Gentile Parisian art dealer who is seemingly mistaken for a Jewish man of the same name and targeted in the Holocaust, unable to prove his identity.