César, a successful Argentinean painter, travels to Brazil. He is
returning to the same coastal town where he had stayed with Lucía
years earlier, at the end of a visit to that country. She had been eighteen
then, and he was about to turn thirty-five. Upon their return, they separated.
The military government was in full swing, and Lucía
got picked up and joined the long list of “the missing". This new trip is
one of atonement and César's desperate attempt to expiate the guilt that has
plagued him ever since. He wants to cleanse away the hatred and the rage that
has consumed him throughout the years. Through rites, liquor and elusive
images, and with the help of charming characters that will act as guides and
companions, he will seek to be freed.
Life and death, outstanding debts, individual justice and the rule of
law are some of the pillars of this story, clearly inscribed within the larger
History. It is a profoundly humane tale, filled with hope and beautiful in its
hardness and remembrance.
Praise for his
previous novels:
“Dal Masetto writes
with deep knowledge and an elegant style. It would be a sin not to enjoy him.” Il Riformista
“Didactic
quality literature.” DNews
“A story of the ritual of a collective sacrifice
orchestrated by this Italo-Argentinean writer with an
extraordinary capacity to build up tension.” Il Sole 24 Ore
RIGHTS SOLD TO
