«Trémulo empecé a leer el manuscrito de Shafick, y no sólo eran sus recuerdos de Barba Jacob sino el intento de su biografía. Intento, pues Barba Jacob -como antes a Juan Bautista Jaramillo Meza, Manuel José Jarami...
This novel, published originally in 1985, emphasizes the autobiographical reflections that are common in the works of Vallejo. His ominous relationship with Catholicism, his thoughts about the creative process and Literature, his visions about his country...