Perramus follows the existential odyssey of a political dissident. When the skull-faced Death Squad comes for him, he flees, voluntarily loses his memory and takes up the name Perramus from the brand of his raincoat. Accompanied by two unlikely figures, he travels to outlandish locals where they encounter a variety of eccentric characters. This collection is an act of resistance, having been written under the Argentinian military dictatorship.