Graham Greene, probably one of the most important novelists in English, was held on the 8th anniversary with the publication of this book: a vivid, sharp and sparkling account of his personal five-year relationship with Omar Torrijos, president of Panama from 1968-1981 died in a strange crash.

"In August 1981 the case was ready for my fifth visit to Panama when I heard of your death of General Omar Torrijos Herrera, my friend and host. Then it occurred to me to write a sort of tribute to an inspiring politician at a crucial period in Latin America and the history of his country, and an unusual and lasting friendship. "Although Greene himself said that he wanted to write a memoir and ended up writing "a mixture of things quite unsatisfactory 'feelings of admiration and affection felt by the general are truly reflected in some pages of tasty anecdotes and intelligent analysis of the situation Central America and the role of the Panamanian leader himself. Omar Torrijos explains the author wanted a social democrat, independent Central America, but that did not pose a threat to its huge neighbor. His dream could not come true.