The Celtic and Iberian origins of Argentina's storytelling tradition provide the framework for this fascinating and highly original novel. Taking liberties with the life of Lucio V. Mansilla, one of the great figures of Argentine literature, the book sends the great man of letters on a journey to the indigenous heartland of the vast Argentine Pampas. What he sees is a postmodern vision that places Arthurian legends alongside those of the Ranqule Indians and finds the exotic old city of Rio Cuarto surrounded by expensive new hotels.