The long-lost final novel of the Nobel Prize winner. Rann Colfax is special, a fact his parents realize shortly after his birth: he is highly gifted and grows up without friends. His father decides to travel the world with Rann so he can gain new experiences and broaden his horizons. However, before the journey takes place, the father dies, and Rann must set out alone into the wide world, where he encounters the uncertainties of life and ultimately discovers love.