![]() ![]() They tour marketplaces and ancient ruins. Most of the literary festival is conducted in Spanish, however, so Less spends his time being shown around the city by a local man named Arturo. When he arrives at the event, the sci-fi author is vomiting profusely.Īrthur travels to Mexico to participate in a panel discussing Robert’s work with Robert’s ex-wife Marian. ![]() Less also learns that his latest book has been passed over for publication. His time in the city prompts him to reflect on his relationship with Freddy and a relationship before that with Robert Brownburn, a renowned poet. He had searched New York for a suitable prop for his interview, eventually finding a cosmonaut’s helmet in a gay bar. The event is the first step on a round-the-world trip organized by Less to avoid attending the wedding of his former lover Freddy, whom he dated for 15 years. He is a writer and will be interviewing another writer, albeit a sci-fi author whose fame far exceeds his own. Approaching 50, Arthur Less sits in a hotel lobby waiting to be picked up for a literary event. ![]()
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