The tale of a street urchin living in the streets of a mythical city somewhere in Latin America. In the school of "hard knocks" he becomes a clever pick pocket virtuoso, messenger boy, and many other endeavors of a more doubtful nature. He lives in a society that is hard, misanthropic and does not want his kind around. His interaction with the people is comical at times, sad other times, but he manages to s ...Full description
The tale of a street urchin living in the streets of a mythical city somewhere in Latin America. In the school of "hard knocks" he becomes a clever pick pocket virtuoso, messenger boy, and many other endeavors of a more doubtful nature. He lives in a society that is hard, misanthropic and does not want his kind around. His interaction with the people is comical at times, sad other times, but he manages to survive in spite of everything. He also manages to sire a bastard daughter, who escapes poverty and hunger, Miratú's eternal curse.