Miquel Zenzena, the last descendant of a once powerful aristocratic family in Catalonia, feels old and without a thirst for life. During a dinner with a charming journalist colleague at a luxurious restaurant housed in his old ancestral home, he decides to speak about his past: his family, his militant youth, his struggle against Franco's dictatorship, his passionate love for a violinist, his love for the arts. A work of melancholic beauty, a chronicle of the end of Francoism, a family saga, a reflection on art, an ambitious historical and social novel, "The Shadow of the Eunuch" is written with unparalleled style and unique craftsmanship. Here are announced the themes and original narrative techniques that Cambre will explore in "The Voices of the River Pamano" and "Confiteor": the issue of evil, redemption, the weight of the past, the importance of artistic creation, and particularly, music. The structure of the book follows the structure of Alban Berg's work "Concerto for Violin" "in memory of an angel".

"The Shadow of the Eunuch" was honored with the Lletra d'Or, Ciutat de Barcelona, and Crítica Serra d'Or awards, and has been translated into ten languages.