The Count D'Orgel's Ball is a story published in July 1924, shortly after the author's death, and is considered one of the masterpieces of moral literature. Taking place in 1920s Paris, it tells the story of a great love that seems impossible, delving deeply into the feelings, thoughts, and behavior of its characters.A story that reveals the lives of feudal lords and nobles who indulge in extravagance, the love that arises in the heart of nobleman François towards the wife of his friend, Count D'Orgel, and his confusion between morality and desire.