Alfred Busi, the main character of “The Melody”, is an accomplished musician and pianist. He lives alone in his villa. He is going through the twilight of his career, and finds himself struggling with widowhood, and the distressing signs and symptoms of aging; however, Alfred is still getting by on his own, until one evening a loud noise awakens him. When he steps out to investigate, he is attacked by a creature, bitten to be specific. He’s not even sure what bit him, believing it might have been a boy so hungry and feral that he attacked in self-preservation. Unfortunately, Alfred has to deliver a speech and must go out in public with visible wounds, which catches the interest of a journalist, and sets off a series of events, that upends Alfred's quiet life. 



The story is relayed to us by an ‘unknown’ narrator, which is very effective, especially if it is done right. I was little confused what was going on.