About the book: year / Events take place at the beginning of the 20th century in one distant village, lost in the hills. One day an unusual old man came to a twelve-year-old boy, who was destined to live his whole life as an illiterate shepherd, and offered him a deal - a gift in exchange for shelter. The boy was unable to refuse what the old man could give him, and agreed. From that moment on, the main character’s entire life was divided into before and after..