There is not much to find when you look for Paraguayan literature in Europe. Since Augusto Roa Bastos, who may be called a Paraguayan Shakespeare, there has not been published any novel from that country in German. One more reason for Nelson Aguilera to be very proud now: his novel "Flores en llamas" - "Blumen im Feuer" is closing the gap right now. In a thrilling story about a sick boy, a family ready to help and a ruthless clique from the high society