num_pages: 191
description: In late 19th-century Paris, the writer Hubert is shocked to discover that Icarus, the protagonist of the new novel he's working on, has vanished. Looking for him among the manuscripts of his rivals does not solve the mystery, so a detective is hired to find the runaway character.
language: English
title: The Flight of Icarus
titlecomplete: The Flight of Icarus
genres: 20th Century, French Literature, Literary Fiction, Novels, Plays, Literature, Classics, Fiction, Humor, France
ratings_count: 709
places: Paris, France
publisher: New Directions