Two young writers who grew up in the shadow of the huge chimney of a copper refinery in Rouyn-Noranda speak out. They refuse to be lulled by the songs of gold that have silenced the people who built the city and enriched the foundry owners for many decades. Subtly and poetically, they illustrate the love-hate relationship they maintain with the "piles of slag and copper." This passionate dialogue hit Quebec bookstores like a tornado and will echo in mining towns across Canada.