This novel develops around two alternating stories. In the first segment of the story, the wife of a perfectionist thirty- nine-year-old man gets pregnant with another man after twelve years of marriage. The more her belly grows, the more he is furious and one day he breaks down and decides to escape to Bali, where he nearly drowns. He returns on time for the delivery of his wife’s baby. The child’s skin turns out to be black. The other story is about the undefeated champion of a small wrestling organization, Amundsen Scott. At the end of the story, Amundsen Scott is challenged by a dark-skinned, strong new wrestler that puts him to the test. An elderly man at the ringside cheers loudly. The two seemingly unrelated stories eventually intersect.