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The story, centered on the brilliant forger Mihovil, criticizes the literature and art of our time. It also reflects on a society that is ready to adapt the coordinates of history to its own needs.
The main character, Ivan, explores his roots and family history. Through his travels and encounters with different people, the novel explores themes of identity, belonging, love and the past.
If the stories and their protagonists could choose, the endings would certainly be different. But the rolling speculations that life and literature place under our feet do not care about such things.
Criticism as the main characteristic of Ondaatje's writing emphasizes the successful merging of past and present and local and global themes, as well as a careful analysis of the psyche and intimacy of the individual in the context of social conflicts.