Dream of Heroes

First time in paperback; the acknowledged masterpiece of Argentina's greatest living writer, the fantastic story of a man who successfully escapes the machismo of his youth only to reenact the fatal destiny to which it has dedicated to him.At the endo f a carnival 1927, Emilio Gauna had an almost mystical experience that he knew was the culmination of his life: he was out on the town with his raucous friends when a masked woman appeared. Several hours later, gasping and horrified, he awoke at the edge of a lake. Three years later, he tries to solve the mystery by recreating the same situation and reliving it - despite the warnings of his secret protector, the Sorceror.