In the continuation of "The Childhood of Jesus," Nobel laureate J. M. Coetzee writes in his new novel about immigration and the riddle of arrival. The little boy David and his step-parents Inés and Simón find themselves in Estrella in search of a new life. Protected by his dog Bolívar, David makes new friends and frolics in the fields. But he is already seven and must find a school. With the support of the mysterious three sisters, David is accepted into the dance academy. In his golden dance shoes, he learns to call forth the noble numbers from the heavens. J. M. Coetzee unfolds his thoughts in stories that pose questions and presents them to the reader as riddles. He recreates existential situations in his novels as if on an experimental stage: what it means to be a parent, to grow up, and to find one’s place in life.