The Fulcanelli case

Portrait of Fulcanelli (1839- ?), modern alchemist, and he proved his influence on literature and painting of his time. From the cabaret of the Chat Noir to works of Raymond Roussel, Alfred Jarry, Maurice Leblanc, Gaston Leroux, passing by the paintings of Steinlen and Toulouse-Lautrec, Richard Khaitzine takes us on the tracks of the famous alchemist renowned for having found the secret of the philosopher stone and accessed to immortality.