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Pieter Toussaint – Flying BicycleA moving and touching story about fatal fantasy, failure and triumph.Ytze and his brother Vincent are fanatic builders. Their great inspiration are the blueprintsfrom their late grandfather. The man is still adored by the entire family and a lasting exampleof creativity and social consciousness.But one silent Sunday morning, a perfectly planned test flight with their latest invention, theflying bicycle, ends with a fatal accident. It is one Sunday morning that Ytze will never be ableto forget. The death of his brother hounds him in his dreams. He understands that there isjust one way to deal with his guilt. He needs to go to Friesland and have another good look atthe blueprints of his grandfather. Was he a fantasizing fool or truly a genius inventor farahead of his time?Rights sold to:Italy, Zero 91Turkey, Destek Yayinlari‘A beautifully written book you won’t be able to put down. A book about complicatedfamily relationships, guilt and loneliness.’ – Generation NowENGLISH SAMPLETRANSLATION AVAILABLEAuthor: Pieter ToussaintTitle: Flying Bicycle (fiction)Original title: De vliegfietsPublished: 2006Size: 192 pages / 54.000 words