A dying screenwriter conjures a fascinating past in a novel "as musical as a Bach prelude" from the Prix Femina-winning author of Fault Lines (Elle, France).
Renowned screenwriter Milo Noirlac is dying. As he lies in his hospital bed, voices from his past and present come to him, each taking on the rhythm of his favorite Brazilian fight-dance, the capoeira. Seated next to him is Milo's director, co-writer, and lover Paul Schwartz, who coaxes Milo through the complex tale that will be their final masterpiecehis life story.