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An Oulipian work, it is structured around three parts, "As Black as the Sky" (Aussi noir que le ciel), "Life Is a Dream, They Say" (La vie est un songe dit-on), and "Song of Oblivion" (La chanson du nant), whose names are taken from the poetry of Raymond Queneau. The two MIT alumni are unwittingly requisitioned to supervise the detention of the duplicate passenger jet and passengers by multiple U.S. security agencies, and to lead a forum of scientists to explain this impossible incident. The Anomaly is an enjoyable ride, a mishmash -- in a good way -- of different kinds of books, with a hell of a premise. To answer questions about L'anomalia , please sign up . A runaway bestseller and winner of the 2020 Prix Goncourt, The Anomaly is a genre-defying, whip-smart novel that explores the very essence of who we are. 31 years pass, and the Outrider suddenly awakes from cryo, only to find the world is at war. 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