The novel "Risoroman" takes place in the south of the metropolis during the first days of the student uprisings that took place in Chile in 2006, which the media described as the "penguin revolution".

“We just finished the last meeting of the day. We spend all day in meetings; it’s a kind of illness that I may not be able to bear. I’m writing this in a sleeping bag in classroom 6 on the second floor. It’s quieter here than downstairs, where most of us sleep and huddle at night in classroom 2, between the »kitchen« and the »infirmary.« That is, between the classrooms dedicated to preparing food (which is currently quite modest and tasteless) and caring for the sick and wounded (which there were none yet).” – This is how Nicolás, the main character we follow in the novel, begins his diary. (taken from the main page galarna.si)