A story about growing up in an environment of perpetual scarcity, where gifts are not a joy but an occasion for sarcasm, and love and sex are taboo topics that have to be mastered by trial and error. The hero tries to find meaning in small things, be it a handmade dance or a rescued May beetle, and with tired irony recognizes that life is a series of deceptions, including his own. Between the everyday absurdities, the awkward attempts at growing up and the search for simple human connections, there is a quiet philosophy that no one really needs.
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