The protagonist of this book is Matt, a "fool" who wanders the streets searching for crow tracks. However, Matt is not truly a fool. Anne explores Matt's complex inner world with poetic language: how he copes with the pain of losing his twin brother in childhood, how he spent his carefree youth, and how he copes with a horse-riding accident that turned him into a wandering fool for the next thirty years. Anne narrates Matt's life from his first-person perspective, beginning with his death, using ironic humor to soften the heavy burden of a marginalized person facing a harsh life.
本书的主人公是“傻子”马特，他徘徊在街道上，寻找寒鸦的爪印。但是，马特并不是傻子，安妮用诗意的语言探索了马特复杂的内心世界：他如何应对童年时期失去双胞胎兄弟的痛苦，如何度过无忧无虑的青年时代，以及如何应对一场骑马事故，正是那场事故使他在接下来的三十年成为了游荡在街上的傻瓜。安妮采用马特的第一视角，从他的死亡开始叙述其一生，以充满讽刺的幽默化解边缘人面对残酷生活的厚重苦痛。
本书的主人公是“傻子”马特，他徘徊在街道上，寻找寒鸦的爪印。但是，马特并不是傻子，安妮用诗意的语言探索了马特复杂的内心世界：他如何应对童年时期失去双胞胎兄弟的痛苦，如何度过无忧无虑的青年时代，以及如何应对一场骑马事故，正是那场事故使他在接下来的三十年成为了游荡在街上的傻瓜。安妮采用马特的第一视角，从他的死亡开始叙述其一生，以充满讽刺的幽默化解边缘人面对残酷生活的厚重苦痛。
