Ubu Roi
Alfred Jarry is also present in the party scene under his real name and his "Ubu Roi" is mentioned, meaning that the plot must be set between 1896 (the premiere of "Ubu Roi") and 1907 (Jarry's death). Édouard's journal entry in chapter 12 of the third part, which makes mention of a 1904 vintage wine, seems to confirm this supposition with a more specific range of time in which the novel is likely to be set.