According to the author, once he was on a trip with his friend. During the journey, his friend's cell phone broke. The author says that the incident inspired him to write this novel. During those moments with his friend on that trip, the author suddenly realized how much dependent the people living in the modern world had become on mobile phones. The author once mentioned that he had wanted to write a book about a world where radio had a great power and it was one of the most powerful medium of communication. The present novel is set in Saint-Malo. The author, before writing this novel, had spent some time there. He was attracted towards that town because everything looked quite magical there. It was like a fairy-town.
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