Up in the Air (novel) Contents Plot summary Writing Film adaptation Sales Notes References Navigation menu46472260"Lord of the Fliers: This novel's hero fires people for a living and collects bonus miles for an obsession""Interview: Up In The Air's Jason Reitman, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick and Walter Kirn""Farmiga, Kendrik and Jason Reitman are Up In The Air""Scribe takes on 'inFAMOUS'"the original"George Clooney Saved My Novel"

2001 American novelsAmerican satirical novelsAmerican novels adapted into filmsAviation novelsDoubleday (publisher) books


Walter Kirn2009 feature film of the same nameGeorge ClooneyDenverdivorcedPalm PilotsKevlare-mailvoicemailpillsLas Vegasfrequent flyer milesairlineletter of resignationOmaha, NebraskaMontanafirst-class cabinAtlantaflight crewflight attendantJason ReitmanSheldon Turneraward-winningGeorge ClooneyAcademy AwardsBest PictureSeptember 11, 2001

































Up in the Air

Up in the Air Cover.jpg
First edition cover

AuthorWalter Kirn
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
2001
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
Pages303
ISBN
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978-0-385-49710-7
OCLC46472260
Dewey Decimal
813/.54 21
LC ClassPS3561.I746 U6 2001
Preceded byThumbsucker (1999) 
Followed byMission to America (2005) 

Up in the Air is a 2001 novel by American author Walter Kirn. It was adapted into the 2009 feature film of the same name starring George Clooney.




Contents





  • 1 Plot summary


  • 2 Writing


  • 3 Film adaptation


  • 4 Sales


  • 5 Notes


  • 6 References




Plot summary


Ryan Bingham is a 35-year-old career transition counselor for a Denver-based management consulting company, Integrated Strategic Management (ISM). He is divorced and his disturbed younger sister is about to embark on yet another disastrous relationship. He flies around the country firing and then counseling recently laid-off people for reentering the job market.


Bingham inhabits a world of Palm Pilots, rental cars, salted almonds, Kevlar luggage and nameless suite hotels where e-mail and voicemail are the communication norm. He takes a lot of pills and spends time with women in Las Vegas.


Bingham is trying to get to one million frequent flyer miles, a number only reached by nine other people in the same mileage club (from the fictional airline Great West). Before his boss returns from vacation, Bingham files his letter of resignation and cancels his company credit card. Bingham is positioning himself to be hired by MythTech, a shadowy company based in Omaha, Nebraska.


Bingham fears that someone may be furtively cashing in his precious miles, which would be tantamount to stealing his soul.[1]



Writing


Kirn wrote the book in rural Montana during a snowbound winter on a ranch while thinking about airports, airplanes and about a particular conversation he had with another passenger in a first-class cabin. That passenger stated that he used to have an apartment in Atlanta but never used it. He got a storage locker instead, since he stayed in hotels and was on the road 300 days a year. He considered the flight crew to be like family, and indicated that he knew the flight attendant by name and knew her kids' names.[2][3]



Film adaptation


Main article: Up in the Air (2009 film)

Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner adapted this novel into a 2009 award-winning feature film starring George Clooney.[4] The film was critically acclaimed and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.



Sales


The book received some good reviews and initially sold well until September 11, 2001 when sales slowed to a near halt. The cover with a cartoon of flying businesspeople (presumably reminiscent of The Falling Man) one of them on fire and hurtling earthward also hurt sales. Sales of the book were revived following Jason Reitman's film adaptation.[5]



Notes





References




  1. ^ Buckley, Christopher (2001-07-08). "Lord of the Fliers: This novel's hero fires people for a living and collects bonus miles for an obsession". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-24.


  2. ^ Nemiroff, Perri (2009-11-05). "Interview: Up In The Air's Jason Reitman, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick and Walter Kirn". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 2009-11-07.


  3. ^ Gonzales, Dave (2009-11-08). "Farmiga, Kendrik and Jason Reitman are Up In The Air". Latino Review. Retrieved 2009-11-09.


  4. ^ Fernandez, Jay A. (2009-09-06). "Scribe takes on 'inFAMOUS'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-05.


  5. ^ Kirn, Walter (2009-12-09). "George Clooney Saved My Novel". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2009-12-23.









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