简介：KillianisayoungmanwhohasneverlefttheremotemountainsofHuesca(Spain)whichsawhimgrowup.In1953,hetravelsbacktotheexoticEquatorialAfricanislandofFernandoPoo,inSpanishGuinee,wherehewasborn,toworkinacacaoplantationalongsidehisfatherandhisbrother.During20yearsinthisisland,untilthetroubleddaysofindependence,hewillundertakeajourneytowardsmaturityandknowledge,butwillalsohavetodealwithpainandloss.