In a high mountain valley lives a gloomy old man. Adelmo Farandola is accustomed to solitude. Nothing can disturb the rhythm of his simple life. But his memory begins to fail him, and he finds himself trapped by his own hallucinations. One day, an old dog comes to him, pestering him with questions. And then a foot emerges from the snow, ready to tell its story. Has he committed a crime he's forgotten? Claudio Morandini has created a phantasmagorical book about loneliness, life, and death.

This is the story of how a man tries to protect himself from a harsh world, but it still plunges his consciousness into chaos. Realistic descriptions alternate with dialogue filled with irony and the grotesque. In an instant, the author switches registers, allowing the reader to decide for themselves whether to believe this plausibly implausible story.