Oscar 'Chino' Uribe is a young Peruvian journalist for a local tabloid paper. Af
ter the recent death of his philandering father, he must confront the idea of hi
s father's other family, and how much of his own identity has been shaped by his
father's murky morals. At the same time, he begins to chronicle the life of str
eet clowns, sad characters who populate the violent and corrupt city streets of
Lima, and is drawn into their haunting, fantastical world. This remarkably affec
ting story by Daniel Alarcaon was included in his acclaimed first book, War by C
andlelight, and now, in collaboration with artist Sheila Alvarado, it takes on a
new, thrilling form. This graphic novel, with its short punches of action and i
mages, its stark contrasts between light and dark, truth and fiction, perfectly
corresponds to the tone of Chino's story.
