A perfect opening, an ensemble of unforgettable characters, a mix of styles, irony, brilliance, laughter, horror, literature as a way of life and life as a way of literature – welcome (or, more likely, welcome back) to the universe of Sergio Biscio.

And this time: a little girl dreams of being a poet. For reasons we won't say anything about, she is forced to take a train to an isolated village in the countryside and live with her father, whom she hasn't seen in years. In the village, she will meet half-relatives, strange neighbors, unknown poets and get into trouble with the law while trying to understand one of the most basic concepts in life – a home, and perhaps even create one for herself.

Well, what else is there to say? Sergio Biscio has done it again. My Life in the Country weaves together many of the familiar motifs from the Argentine virtuoso's previous books – the journey from the city to the countryside, the building of the house, the preoccupation with the supernatural – and is therefore a celebration both for devoted fans and for readers for whom this will be their first "Biscio"; a celebration of pure, delightful, concise yet never-ending literature. Exactly the kind that made us fall in love with literature.