Based on the true story of a South-American Indian from a Chamacoco tribe in Paraguay brought to Prague by the explorer A. V. Frič in 1908. Beneath anecdotal episodes depicting a "civilized savage" lies an extraordinary existential tale of an unfortunate character who sacrifices his identity in order to save a dying tribe. The third edition of the book delivers a surprising ending that connects the hundred-year-old story with the present day.
For a thorough and fascinating account of the book's subject go to Radio Prague's two-part article: The story of a Czech adventurer & ethnologist who brought a South American Indian to Prague (Part I, Part II)
