La luz que se apaga

Upon his return from Africa, where he worked as an illustrator for a press agency, Dick Heldar reconnects in London with an old childhood friend. They soon rekindle their relationship, which is ambiguous in nature and tinged by both their artistic aspirations and their desire for success. It is when the two begin working on their long-awaited masterpiece that the situation takes a dramatic turn with irrevocable consequences. The Light That Failed was Kipling's first published novel, a powerful exercise in style in which the author realistically dissects the scars of war, develops some of his favorite themes (childhood displacement, unbreakable friendships, love, and journeys to distant lands), and presents a conclusion as surprising as it is unforgettable.