Charly is a Spanish young man of
twenty-five who, according to some, bears a resemblance to Johnny Weismuller,
and who is spending the summer of 1974 in California. He is anxious to enjoy the splendor and glamour of California,
and so he spends his time around celebrities such as the admired singer Ynka
Pumer, he takes advantage of an agent’s devotion to actors such as Armando Hern
in order to get some economic profit for his charms, he participates in porno
movies and assists wild and exuberant parties.
He has such a great time, that he has no interest in trying to change
the world, he has no heart…
Years
later, Charly has become Carlos, and he holds an important position in a big
company, a filial to an American multinational. He also maintains a stable relationship with Alex, an ambitious
young broker. As he himself says,
«everyone has a right to change, even for the better». Now he is a compromised man who values
progress and solidarity, and who decides to risk it all to act out against an
injustice that is about to take place against one of the employees of his
company.
As the author says:
«This is a novel about California, in the sense that California is,
above all, a state of being. It is also
about the mirage of youth and the compromise that comes with maturity. I think that it is basically a novel about
the will to overcome the ruins caused by time.»
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