Against the backdrop of the tumultuous '70s and '80s in Argentina, Pauls tells the story of his protagonist's life and his country's history, through one potent lens: money, gained and lost. Argentina, the 70s. The syndicates have been taken over by the radicalised left wing, the industrial belt of Buenos Aires is now referred to as the red belt, and a top executive of an iron and steel company dies after his helicopter, travelling towards the factory, plummets into the river. The briefcase full of money which he was carrying disappears without a trace.
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