Dusttellsthestoryofalibrarianterrifiedbythedecayoftheworldaroundhim.Withthehelpofhiswife,thelibrarianwagesafutilewaragainstthedustthatcoatshissurroundingsuntilonedayAdrianBravi,oracharacterverymuchliketheauthor,arrivesonthesceneattestingtotheverysamefearsofdecayanddecline.Drawingonthetraditionofmagicalrealism,thisnoveldelvesdeeplyintothenatureandmeaningofobsession.