Everyone knows one: the relative with a penchant for fur coats who is constantly ordering new designs; the con man who stays at fivestar hotels although he hasn't a penny in his pocket; the boss who suddenly becomes offensive, gripped with uncontrolled rage. It makes you want to kill them. Yet how do they always manage to pull through? Because, in their better moments, they can be extremely charming, or are simply blessed with a touch of genius. A characteristic that is often to be found in artists, politicians and those in positions of leadership – in short, public figures. In ›The Irresistibles‹, Sybille Mulot examines this frenetic personality type. This story is a compact, enchanting insight into the realm of the madman within us all, and the portrait of a society – our society – whose structures are themselves becoming increasingly frenetic.