Assiscle Xatot has a unique talent which will take him from Perpignan to distant lands. Before, however, he will spend a long time in Paris where he will live with Bonnefin brothers and will study at the Institute of Oriental Languages until the revolution of the Paris Commune and the siege of the city will make him discover hunger
But hardships have only begun and only when he meets the aboriginal tribes who remain fascinated by the Catalan traditional stories of Patufet, Assicle Xatot will not be able to find peace of mind. After all, with patience and some good will an unlucky guy like him can get rich.
Far from his land and his beloved Josefa, he asks and discovers why it is good to be gifted which such a special talent as his.
Compared to Patrick Süskind, Zola, Albert Sánchez Piñol, Montaigne, Calvino or Robinson Crusoe.