ILLEGAL USE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES, AND THEIR ANALOGUES CAUSES HEALTH DAMAGE, THEIR ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING IS PROHIBITED AND ENTAILS LIABILITY ESTABLISHED BY LEGISLATION. Fernando Aramburu is rightfully considered one of the best Spanish-language writers of modern times. In his novels "Patria" and "Swifts," he established himself as a subtle connoisseur of human psychology. His new book "Boy" allows a glimpse into the most intimate corners of the souls of people who have faced great grief. The basis for the book was a real tragedy that happened in 1980 in Ortuella — a Basque town with a few thousand inhabitants. As a result of a gas explosion in the local school, fifty children died, and their families were overwhelmed by immeasurable pain. Aramburu uses the example of one family to show how the loss of an only child changed the lives of his closest relatives. He employs an unusual narrative style: the story of little Nuco's family is told by three different voices — his mother, an outside observer, and the book itself. However, "Boy" is not only a story about death. It is a story about life, about how grief transforms people, how the memory of loss becomes a part of us. In the pages of this book, you will feel the depth of experiencing loss and the fragility of the human heart.