Van der Heijden writes novel about MH17 – Telegraaf.nl

Writer AF Th. van der Heijden is working on a novel that was inspired by the plane crash with MH17 device. He reported that Saturday

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The book tells of a 26-year war photographer who tries to bring clarity to the information on a plane that crashed over Ukraine. The device in the book called MX17, but was inspired by the unit of Malaysia Airlines to mid July crashed and 298 passengers were killed.

The photographer called Natan Haandrikman and according to Van der Heijden a man my son Tonio could be if after his death would interpret upon the life he had. ” Tonio was in 2010 at the age of 21 by a car and died from his injuries. Van der Heijden published a year later, an acclaimed and award-winning literary requiem about the life of his son.

Father

In addition to Tonio is MX17, as the job title is also a tribute to his father, says the author. “My father was born in the Ukraine and is the only one of his family survived the war because he had to serve in the Red Army. He always told us a lot about Ukraine. “The character of Nathan is also named after him.

The book is not about the plane crash or the victims, Van der Heijden emphasizes. “That’s why I changed the flight of the name,” he explains. “It is a fictional novel in which I want to expose a number of topical issues. It’s war in Europe and in the world, and I want to mention a few things about who I hang up from this terrible disaster. All lines come together in the disaster “

It is intended that the book comes out next autumn

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