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The Winter Journey (novel)
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Wikipedia article
'The Winter Journey' is the 18th novel by the Belgian writer Amlie Nothomb. It appeared on 20 August 2009 published by ditions Albin Michel.
Plot
In spite of Zole's attempts to get rid of the presence of autistic novelist Alinor Malze from Astrolabes life, his agent and protector, so as to fully live his love for her, the result is a sentimental failure . Zole, desperate, drifts into an act of aerial terrorism, by hijacking a Roissy airplane armed with a glass shard from a broken bottle, he wants to crash the plane on the Eiffel Tower....[http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/nothomba/voyage.htm Complete-Review]
The title refers to Franz Schubert's lied Winterreise: in the novel, Zole thinks about this song cycle to forget about his fear during the terrorist act.
References
Category:2009 novels
Category:Novels by Amlie Nothomb
Category:Aviation novels
Category:Books about autism
Category:Novels set in France
Category:ditions Albin Michel books
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