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A surreal, outrageous and terrifying black comedy. A unique version of Madrid is once again the setting for the author’s story. This time the protagonist is a comedian with the nickname Beaver, famous for his television monologues. Beaver's life is governed by luck and chance. And just by chance, he meets his doppelganger, a waiter named Julio.

Guillem Agulló was assassinated in Montanejos in the early hours of April 11, 1993. Anti-fascist. Antiracist. Independentist. He was eighteen years old. The case convulsed and marked an entire generation of young people. Guillem Agulló has become a symbol of freedom. This "narrative non fiction" plunges us into the violent Valencia of the 1990's.

Mikela, barely thirteen, leaves the farm where she has lived all her life, taken by her widowed mother to a rich house in a nearby town for two reasons – to lighten the load on the family and train her as a servant, a useful skill for her future. The Spanish Civil War is still an ominous presence. In this world, Mikela will learn the pointlessness of trying to shelter from all the winds.

The year is 2055. Huge multinational companies dominate a globalised world and the symbols of a person's identity can be sold on the market through sophisticated advertising techniques. Education is not aimed at producing effective workers but rather perfect consumers. From a young age, boys and girls are bombarded with publicity adapted to their preferences, psychology and personal weaknesses.