Pen Tor

Three thematically related novels. The first one is "Peter". In a room of provincial railway station, two men guard the prisoner Peter. Peter observes the life from behind the bars. Soon the policemen take him to the train. Peter hits the guard and runs out. The other policeman shoots Peter. Second novel is "Angel". The train stops at a small station of village where Peter was lived. A military contingent presents in the village. The young colonel Manolov receives an order for the search of Peter's home. Peter's younger brother Angel goes to the field where he is hiding weapons. The boy gets a shotgun, starts running but Stanchev chases, and kills him. The third novel is "Vasil". The train arrives at the next station. The middle brother Vasil prepares for a mission. He must meet deputy officer Radko, who is connected with anti-Nazi movement. Vasil hears the news of his brothers' death. Colonel Manolov hears that the guns are taken by platform of Radko. Warned for the failure the deputy officer mounts a horse and runs away. He is badly wounded. When hi horse leads him to Vasil, the deputy officer is already dead. Vasil goes to the mountain with the horse carrying Radko's body.

During the first half of the 19th century in a vast and desolated land fallen into anarchy, several armed groups drift along the infinite Pampas demanding support and food from the peasants.

A female juvenile court judge learns that her own daughter is one of the town delinquents.

Sitting alone on his 69th birthday, Krapp reflects upon the last 30 years of his life as he listens to an old tape recording of himself he made on his 39th Birthday.