Neruda tries to flee the country with his wife Delia, but they are
forced into hiding. Yet the poet is somehow inspired by the dramatic
events of his new life as a fugitive, and uses this struggle as an
opportunity to reinvent his work and life, leaving clues for his nemesis
designed to make their game of catand- mouse more dangerous, more
intimate. Indeed in this ingeniously-crafted tale of the persecuted poet
and his implacable adversary, Neruda discovers his own heroic
possibilities: a chance to become both a symbol for liberty, and a
literary legend.