Lizandro Chávez Alfaro (1929–2006)

Dark, slow and very difficult to read. Practically impossible to get its idea if you are not familiar with the 20th century history of Nicaragua. The second third of the book is in fact a very detailed narrative of a military action movie, told in an extremely slow pace.

In this novel faces two generations of Nicaraguans, one that survives on crumbs being obtained on condition of neglecting everything that means sovereignty; another burden on the conscience of shame of that condition, and the struggle for liberation.