Air Babylon is a 2005

2005 in literature

The year 2005 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*February 25 - Canada Reads selects Rockbound by Frank Parker Day as the novel to be read across the nation....

 book by British

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 journalist

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 Imogen Edwards-Jones

Imogen Edwards-Jones

-Work:Edwards-Jones is best known for the Babylon series of exposés based on her 2004 novel, Hotel Babylon from an insider's view of the non-stop world of the hotel staff and guests alike....

 and "anonymous", described as "a trawl through the highs, the lows, and the rapid descents of the travel industry". It combines various allegedly true incidents into a fictionalized day in the life of a duty manager at London Heathrow airport. The day ends with a plane journey from London

London

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 to Dubai

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Air Babylon follows the 2004 book Hotel Babylon

Hotel Babylon (novel)

Hotel Babylon is a book by British journalist Imogen Edwards-Jones and "anonymous". It describes a fictional hour-by-hour account of life in a top London hotel. It exposes the exploits of the staff and guests alike....

and is published by Bantam

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In October 2007 it was announced that Carnival Films

Carnival Films

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had begun development on a television adaptation of the book.