One of the late novels of the great Brazilian. One of his best works. A tense, fascinating plot coexists with sophistication of style, realism with mystical realism, and burning sensuality with philosophical depth. The story of a small village in the arid steppes of Brazil, for which the planters at the beginning of the 20th century, bloody wars are waged. The story of a former bandit - a strong, desperate man, striving for wealth and power. The story of great passion and betrayal, the boundlessness of human cunning and nobility, the fury of love, hatred and revenge...