Loading AI tools
2009 novel by Amélie Nothomb From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Winter Journey (French: Le Voyage d'Hiver) is the 18th novel by the Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb. It appeared on 20 August 2009 published by Éditions Albin Michel.
Author | Amélie Nothomb |
---|---|
Original title | Le Voyage d'Hiver |
Language | French |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Albin Michel. |
Publication date | 2009 |
Publication place | Belgium |
Pages | 120 |
ISBN | 978-2-226-18844-1 |
Preceded by | The Prince's Act |
Followed by | Life Form |
In spite of Zoïle's attempts to get rid of the presence of autistic novelist Aliénor Malèze from Astrolabe’s life, her agent and protector, so as to fully live his love for her, the result is a sentimental failure . Zoïle, 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....[1]
The title refers to Franz Schubert's lied Winterreise: in the novel, Zoïle thinks about this song cycle to forget about his fear during the terrorist act.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.