David Edery

A new patient mysteriously appears in a psychiatric ward. He claims to come from another planet to study humans and their behavior. The alien is gentle but criticizes humans for their harsh treatment of each other. The assigned psychiatrist is himself unhappy, and affected by the patient's insight. But he is ordered to treat the patient according to institutional procedure.

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Evocative and lyrical, On Each Side follows the interconnected lives of several characters who are affected by the building of the Rosario-Victoria Bridge in Argentina - a gargantuan, modern undertaking that links two Argentinean cities. On Each Side is the story of a bridge that not only traverses a river but spans the traditional and the modern, the past and the future.

A Buenos Aires man, who believes he has been cursed as a vampire, dreams of a lost love who can release him. Meanwhile, a corrupt police detective is assigned to find a vampire-like killer operating in the city.

In a world and in an uncertain time, there is no future even for the fittest. But a Woman, a Child and an Old Man will find among themselves the forgotten human strength to resist.

On December 30, 1999, seven friends (plus a surprise guest) meet for a barbecue on the terrace of Tito, the host. The meeting continues until the early hours of the last day of the end of the millennium.