Every year they meet on Luna Street. Lonely and honest Leandro, clumsy and faithful Goliath, unbending champion of justice Paniagua and charming Beatrice, who rushes about in search of a “real” lover. In pursuit of happiness, fate leads them to Luna Street, where Beato comes once a year, like spring. A man whose past is unknown to anyone, but whose present attracts him with irresistible force. He travels around the world in a ramshackle van and knows hundreds of healing recipes, magic tricks, songs and words of comfort. His arrival is a celebration of life. But... happiness is so similar to moonlight and just as fickle. It is difficult to catch, even more difficult to hold... And if with the sunrise there is not even a shadow left from the night luminary, people do not stop admiring the moon... just as in this novel they do not stop coming to the Moon Street. Every year - in anticipation of happiness. Every year in anticipation of Beato - spring at any time of the year. The novel “The Shadow of the Illusionist” was highly appreciated in Spain for its harmonious combination of different styles, expressive language, harmonious composition, as well as for its bright, memorable characters. It is not surprising that Ruben Abella was declared the discovery of the year at the Torrente Ballester prose competition.