Journal d'Hirondelle

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. It contains 137 pages.

Plot summary

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.