Loving Sabotage
| Author | Amélie Nothomb |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le Sabotage amoureux |
| Translator | Andrew Wilson |
| Country | Belgium |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Novel |
Publication date | 1993 |
| Media type |
Loving Sabotage (French: Le Sabotage amoureux) is a Belgian novel by Amélie Nothomb. It was first published in 1993.
Plot
Based on the author's experiences as the daughter of diplomats stationed in Beijing from 1972 to 1975, Loving Sabotage follows the seven-year-old narrator living in communist China along with the numerous unsupervised children of various nationalities spend their time fashioning an elaborate and ruthless game of war, designating the East German contingent as the enemy. Among these children is the indifferent Elena, who the narrator quickly becomes completely infatuated with and goes to great lengths to win her adoration.
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