, ▁a ▁surv iv or ▁of ▁the ▁sw amps , ▁a ▁v ag ab ond ▁and ▁alco hol ic ▁whom ▁he ▁has ▁known ▁since ▁his ▁first ▁days ▁in ▁Ny am ata . ▁In ▁this ▁book , ▁Jean ▁H atz feld ▁narr ates ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁time , ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁protagon ists ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁books ▁“ after ” ▁the ▁gen o cide , ▁the ▁impossible ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁surv iv ors ▁and ▁kill ers ▁after ▁the ▁latter ▁have ▁left ▁prison , ▁their ▁fear s , ▁doub ts ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁understanding , ▁and ▁above ▁all ▁their ▁ph ant oms . ▁Tw enty ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁but ch ery , ▁he ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁sw amps ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁kill ers ▁and ▁the ▁surv iv ors , ▁who ▁already ▁appeared ▁in ▁his ▁former ▁books , ▁youth s ▁who ▁have ▁not ▁experienced ▁the ▁mach etes , ▁but ▁who ▁have ▁inherited ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁them ▁and ▁who ▁share ▁a ▁language ▁consisting ▁of ▁met ap hor ical ▁and ▁often ▁po etic ▁voc ab ul ary . ▁▁ ▁Several ▁of ▁his ▁books ▁have ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁different ▁European ▁and ▁Asian ▁languages , ▁among ▁them ▁English . ▁ ▁He ▁contributed ▁to ▁L ’ Aut re ▁Journal , ▁G E O , ▁Aut re ment , ▁Rol ling ▁St ones , ▁C ah iers ▁du ▁cinéma , ▁Le ▁Monde , ▁Act uel . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁for ▁various ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁collect ive ▁books ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁abroad ▁(