A selection of stories, some fantastical, some dystopian, joined by a relationship they all share with the environment. Tales and short stories reflect the distance between the human and the non-human, investigating the harmony between mankind and nature, searching for a connection between the natural landscape and identity, and encouraging us to reflect on the absence of moral progress in our societies. A good example of the many faces through which the natural environment becomes the protagonist of the writings of José María Merino.