[1] Contrary to what the name suggests, it is not a story of religious awakening, and begins and ends in the same year of the life of the narrator.

How I Became A Nun chronicles a year in the fantastic internal and external life of an introverted six-year-old called César, who sees herself as a girl but is referred to by the rest of the world as a boy.

The story as told by young César captures a child's sense of wonder and naivete, and blurs the categories of what is imagined and what is real.

When How I Became a Nun debuted outside Argentina, it was "celebrated...as one of the ten most important books published in Spain that year" and called "a true masterpiece for our times".

[2] The Complete Review described the book as "an appealing novella, both a realistic evocation of childhood and childishness, as well as a more mature work of charming strangeness.