Un drama familiar que contiene la rabia y la frustraci n de una clase social abandonada. Una novela magistral por uno de los mejores autores europeos vivos. El 27 de diciembre de 1974 perdieron la vida 42 trabajadores en el pozo Saint-Am , en la cuenca minera del Paso de Calais. Michel Flavent, el narrador de esta novela, nos explica que Joseph, su hermano menor, result fatalmente herido y muri poco despu s. Tras la tragedia, Michel abandon el Norte de Francia para instalarse en Par s. Ahora siente la necesidad de contarnos su obsesi n por el accidente, su convencimiento de que todo podr a haberse evitado. Y tambi n nos confiesa c mo sus deseos de justicia fueron desembocando, con el tiempo, en sed de venganza. Una sed tan insaciable que ni siquiera pudo sustraerse de ella cuando otros hechos graves acecharon a la familia. Ha necesitado cuarenta a os para regresar al lugar y castigar a los culpables. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A family drama that contains the rage and frustration of a marginalized social class. A masterpiece of a novel by one of the best European authors alive today. On December 27, 1974, 42 workers lost their lives at the Saint-Am well, in the Paso de Calais mining basin. Michel Flavent, the narrator, explains that his younger brother Joseph had been fatally injured and died shortly after. After the tragedy, Michel left the North of France to settle in Paris. Now he feels the need to tell us about his obsession with the accident, and his belief that everything could have been prevented. He also confesses how his desire for justice was quickly leading to a thirst for revenge. It was a thirst so insatiable that he could not get over the idea even when other more serious events haunted the family. It has taken him forty years to return to that place and punish the guilty parties.