Año 2000. Xabi Ugarte viaja a Barcelona en un intento de huir del ambiente político opresivo de Euskal Herria y comenzar una vida artística. Buscar un lugar donde dormir, conocer nuevas amistades… tratará de adaptarse al modo de vida de la gran ciudad, pero difícilmente podrá dejar atrás la violencia policial que ha conocido desde niño, esquivar el peso de la Historia o la mano del Destino.

Lander Garro ha creado una novela emocionante, con toques de humor, a la vez que dramática, que mezcla el conflicto vasco y las vicisitudes cotidianas, un difícil equilibrio entre la desdicha de tener que huir y las relaciones sentimentales. En sus páginas encontraremos prostitutas de Cartier-Bresson y del Raval, jóvenes que quieren hacer cine y yonquis, catalanes/as que idealizan Euskal Herria y policías que ofrecen souvenirs a los detenidos/as. /

The year 2000. Xabi Ugarte travels to Barcelona in an attempt to flee the oppressive political atmosphere of the Basque Country and embark on an artistic career. He looks for a place to sleep and new friends. He tries to adapt to the way of life in the big city, but it is not so easy to leave behind the police violence he has known since he was a child, to avoid the weight of history or the hand of destiny.

Lander Garro has created an exciting novel with touches of humour as well as drama, mixing the Basque conflict and daily life, as well as the difficult balance between the misfortune of having to flee and sentimental relations. In his pages the reader meets prostitutes at both ends of society, young people who want to make films and junkies, Catalans who idealise the Basque Country and policemen offering detainees souvenirs.