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In 1900, the Irishman Roger Casement was appointed as the British Consul in Africa to Boma. He investigated the exploitation and atrocities of the indigenous people by Belgian rubber merchants and wrote the "Report on the Congo", which shocked the Western world. He was awarded the St. Michael and Saint Michel by King Edward VII of England. Double Medal of St. George; in 1906, Roger was appointed as the British Consul in Santos, Brazil. He investigated the exploitation and atrocities of the indigenous people by the British Rubber Company and wrote the "Report on Putumayo", which once again shocked the West. He was awarded the title of nobility by King George V. Aboriginal people were whipped, mutilated, raped, and killed, and villages disappeared... Appalling incidents of brutality occurred one after another in the colonies. After hearing and witnessing all this, Roger was overwhelmed by the hellish darkness of the world. At a certain moment, he suddenly realized that his native Ireland was also under British slavery, and its language, culture, and history were gradually forgotten. His deep hatred led him to resign as a diplomat and join the Irish national independence movement. Soon, he was arrested by the British government for "treason". Two famous reports he had published were questioned about the motives of the investigation. After his personal privacy was exposed by the British authorities, it became a scandal that the entire United Kingdom despised... Llosa based on the real life of Roger Casement to write this long biographical novel. There are 15 chapters in the book: odd-numbered chapters describe Roger's years in prison, the last three months of his life; even-numbered chapters tell the story of his life's adventures.

This book was written by Llosa in Salia, Barcelona, ​​from 1973 to 1974. He also completed the film script of this book. The story is based on a true event: In order to solve the sexual hunger problem of soldiers stationed in the Amazon region, the Peruvian Army Headquarters organized a service team composed of labor girls. The service was so exaggerated and misrepresented that it became an appalling farce. The author uses a non-serious story (to satisfy the sexual needs of the military) to seriously criticize a major social and political issue (corruption of the military authorities). On the surface, he seriously reports on his work by quoting a large number of documents (including request reports, official correspondence, notices, radio comments, news reports, etc.). In fact, he quietly exposes and ridicules the bad phenomena incisively and vividly. After the book was published, it was once banned by Peruvian officials, but it gained widespread public attention.