Journal d'Hirondelle

2006 novel by Amélie Nothomb

Publication date

August 23, 2006

Journal d'Hirondelle
First edition (publ. Albin Michel)
Author	Amélie Nothomb
Publisher	Albin Michel
Publication date	August 23, 2006
ISBN	978-2-226-17335-5

Journal d'Hirondelle is a 2006 novel by Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb. The book is Nothomb's 15th novel and was first published in 2006 by Éditions Albin Michel.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] It contains 137 pages.

A young courier suffers a heartbreak. He loses the pleasure of all his senses and emotions. Looking for a way to regain his feelings, he renames himself Urbain and becomes a contract killer. He then succeeds in regaining what he lost.

References

↑ "Journal d'Hirondelle - Amélie Nothomb". Babelio (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-11.
↑ "Journal d'hirondelle de Amélie Nothomb". Le Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
↑ "Le Nothomb nouveau est arrivé". L'Express (in French). 2006-08-31. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
↑ Berthod, Anne (2006-08-23). "Mortel désir". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-11.
↑ Granger, Alice (2006-08-28). "Journal d'Hirondelle". Exigence. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

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v t e Amélie Nothomb
Novels	Hygiene and the Assassin (1992) Loving Sabotage (1993) The Stranger Next Door (1995) Péplum (1996) Attentat (1997) Mercure (1998) Fear and Trembling (1999) The Character of Rain (2000) Cosmétique de l'ennemi (2001) The Book of Proper Names (2002) Antichrista (2003) The Life of Hunger (2004) Sulphuric Acid (2005) Journal d'Hirondelle (2006) Tokyo Fiancée (2007) Le Fait du prince (2008) Le Voyage d'hiver (2009) Life Form (2010)
Plays	Human Rites (1994)
Film adaptations	Fear and Trembling (2003) Tokyo Fiancée (2014) A Perfect Enemy (2020)

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