Treino’s daily life is defined by the grind of working a full-time job while attending university classes at night. Distinction from "Distant Star"
The narrative serves as a reflection on the "disoriented" nature of modern life, using the protagonist's experiences to touch upon significant events in Brazil:
The title is sometimes confused with ( Distant Star ) by Roberto Bolaño, a famous Chilean novel about an air force pilot who uses the 1973 coup to launch a dark, multi-media poetry career involving sky-writing and violence. Grito distante - Kotter Editorial - Bookinfo Metadados