"El Mandain" is a novel by the Portuguese writer Queiroz Ash de Queiroz, who offers the reader a fascinating story about the life of the Islander Vit, an unusual and rather ambitious hero who is called to a great task. The vicissitudes move from the romantic mountains of Greek myths to modern Lisbon, where Wit finds himself in a complex social environment. The novel contains a deep philosophical subtext, a sensitive attitude to religion and knowledge, as well as the author's understanding of his own time and its problems. "El Mandain" is a work that will leave a mark in the heart of the reader and make him think about important questions of life and true values.