Belonging is also knowing how to return.

Between land and sea, belonging does not always mean staying. Sometimes it is born from the memory of the path, from what the body recognizes and from the links that continue to call us.

Inside the novel

In the novel, Pilko must discover who he is among worlds that seem to demand a choice. Its journey raises an essential question: do we belong to the place where we were born, the one we remember or the one we learn to inhabit? This page explores a literary theme from the novel. When related to Kawésqar, Yagán or Aónikenk experiences, it should be read as a respectful narrative approach and not as a total definition of their identities or cultures.

"Belonging doesn't always mean staying. Sometimes it means knowing how to return."