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Fear And Trembling
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Author : Amelie Nothomb
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2007-04-01
Fear And Trembling written by Amelie Nothomb and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-01 with Fiction categories.
According to ancient Japanese protocol, foreigners deigning to approach the emperor did so only with fear and trembling. Terror and self-abasement conveyed respect. Amélie, our well-intentioned and eager young Western heroine, goes to Japan to spend a year working at the Yumimoto Corporation. Returning to the land where she was born is the fulfillment of a dream for Amélie; working there turns into comic nightmare. Alternately disturbing and hilarious, unbelievable and shatteringly convincing, Fear and Trembling will keep readers clutching tight to the pages of this taut little novel, caught up in the throes of fear, trembling, and, ultimately, delight.
Strike Your Heart
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Author : Amélie Nothomb
language : en
Publisher: Europa Editions
Release Date : 2018-09-11
Strike Your Heart written by Amélie Nothomb and has been published by Europa Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-11 with Fiction categories.
This coming of age novel by the acclaimed Belgian author is “a disarmingly simple yet deeply complex study of a mother-daughter relationship” (The Washington Post). One of the Washington Post’s 50 Notable Works of fiction in 2018 Marie is the prettiest girl in her provincial high school, and dating the most popular boy in town. She is the envy of all her peers—and she loves it. But when she gives birth to Diane, things begin to change. Diane steals the hearts of all who meet her, inciting nothing but jealousy in her mother. This is Diane’s story. Young and brilliant, she grows up learning about life through her relationships with other women: her best friend, the sweet Élisabeth; her mentor, the selfish Olivia; her sister, the beloved Célia; and, of course, her mother. It is a story about the baser sentiments that often animate human relations: rivalry, jealousy, distrust. Revered throughout Europe, Belgian novelist Amélie Nothomb has won numerous prizes, including the French Academy’s Grand Prix. In Strike Your Heart, she offers a telling adult fable about womanhood and the mother-daughter bond.
Life Form
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Author : Amélie Nothomb
language : en
Publisher: Europa Editions
Release Date : 2013-02-05
Life Form written by Amélie Nothomb and has been published by Europa Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-05 with Fiction categories.
A fictional correspondence with a desperate American soldier leads to a strange new reality in this surreal novel of trauma, healing, and war. One morning, the heroine of this book—a famous Belgian author named Amélie Nothomb—receives an unusual fan letter. Melvin Mapple, an American soldier stationed in Iraq, tells her of the horrors around him. And of his only comfort, eating. He eats and eats until his ever-growing bulk starts to suffocate him. Disgusted with himself, but unable to stop, he labels his excess self Scheherazade as a way to cope. Repulsed yet fascinated by Mapple’s story, Nothomb begins exchanging letters with him. She opens up about her artistic process and the challenges of being in the spotlight. Their far-reaching conversation delves into universal questions about humanity and relationships. But their epistolary friendship takes a surprising turn when the novelist discovers bizarre facts lurking behind Mapple’s complex personal story.
Tokyo Fianc E
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Author : Amélie Nothomb
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Tokyo Fianc E written by Amélie Nothomb and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Fiction categories.
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The Character Of Rain
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Author : Amelie Nothomb
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2007-04-01
The Character Of Rain written by Amelie Nothomb and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-01 with Fiction categories.
The Japanese believe that until the age of three, children, whether Japanese or not, are gods, each one an okosama, or "lord child." On their third birthday they fall from grace and join the rest of the human race. In Amelie Nothomb's new novel, The Character of Rain, we learn that divinity is a difficult thing from which to recover, particularly if, like the child in this story, you have spent the first tow and a half years of life in a nearly vegetative state. "I remember everything that happened to me after the age of two and one-half," the narrator tells us. She means this literally. Once jolted out of her plant-like , tube-like trance (to the ecstatic relief of her concerned parents), the child bursts into existence, absorbing everything that Japan, where her father works as a diplomat, has to offer. Life is an unfolding pageant of delight and danger, a ceaseless exploration of pleasure and the limits of power. Most wondrous of all is the discovery of water: oceans, seas, pools, puddles, streams, ponds, and, perhaps most of all, rain-one meaning of the Japanese character for her name. Hers is an amphibious life. The Character of Rain evokes the hilarity, terror, and sanctity of childhood. As she did in the award-winning, international bestesller Fear and Trembling, Nothomb grounds the novel in the outlines of her experiences in Japan, but the self-portrait that emerges from these pages is hauntingly universal. Amelie Nothomb's novels are unforgettable immersion experiences, leaving you both holding your breath with admiration, your lungs aching, and longing for more.
Loving Sabotage
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Author : Amelie Nothomb
language : en
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Release Date : 2000-11
Loving Sabotage written by Amelie Nothomb and has been published by New Directions Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11 with Fiction categories.
I lived everything daring those three years: heroism, glory, treachery, love, indifference, suffering, humiliation. It was China; I was seven years old." So announces the narrator of Loving Sabotage, Amelie Nothomb's critically acclaimed novel about a young girl who seems already stripped of illusions. The daughter of diplomats posted to Peking in the mid-seventies, she charges about the grim confines of the gated government enclave battling tirelessly against boredom, concocting a fantasy life as rich as her surroundings are bleak. During one of her tours of duty in a war that has broken out in the ghetto between the children of various nations, she encounters a young Italian girl, Elena: beautiful, aloof, disdainful of silly games. The narrator is instantly infatuated and comes to realize the only fight worthy of her attention is shattering Elena's indifference. Provocative, outrageous, and caustically funny, Loving Sabotage recounts a precocious girl's understanding of the struggles and pains of adult life. "
Am Lie Nothomb
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Author : Susan Bainbrigge
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Release Date : 2003
Am Lie Nothomb written by Susan Bainbrigge and has been published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Since the publication of her first novel in 1992, Amélie Nothomb continues to engage and to provoke her readers through her exploration of the fluid boundaries between beauty and monstrosity, good and evil, fable and reality, as well as by her fascinating presentation of childhood, anorexia, and the abject. In Amélie Nothomb: Authorship, Identity and Narrative Practice, the first full-length study in English of Nothomb's work, these elements are presented and interpreted from a variety of perspectives, with the contributors focusing on a single novel or comparing different texts. Comprised of a collection of essays on her autobiographical and fictional works, with contributions from her anglophone translators, it also includes an interview with the author, a preface by the eminent writer and critic, Jacques de Decker and a bibliography of secondary works. Nothomb's works and the critical responses to them are contextualized in a general introduction and organized under the following key themes: autobiography and gender identity, representations of the body, and narrative practice. This collection is an essential resource for students and scholars of twentieth-century contemporary literature and gender studies.
Antichrista
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Author : Am'lie Nothomb
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Antichrista written by Am'lie Nothomb and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Female friendship categories.
'Concise, philosophical, enigmatic, Nothomb's writing is highly personal and beyond fault ... It is a belated treat that her books are finally being published in the UK.' Guardian When lonely sixteen-year-old university student Blanche meets the dazzling Christa, she is swept off her feet. Christa, who talks freely of her impoverished background in the Eastern Belgian town of Malmedy, claims to work in a bar with her boyfriend, a David Bowie lookalike called Detlev. When Blanche's mother, who finds her own daughter rather colourless, bookish and dull, is also dazzled by Christa though, she soon invites her to stay at the family house. Suddenly Christa can do no wrong and, as Blanche's parents scour their address-books for long-lost friends to invite to dinner to meet the newcomer, their friendship sours and Blanche's already negligible self-confidence goes into a steep decline. With all the characteristics of Ameacute;lie Nothomb's unique fictional landscapes, Antechrista is a funny, dark and revealing journey through female friendship and rivalry.
Fear And Trembling By Am Lie Nothomb Book Analysis
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Author : Bright Summaries
language : en
Publisher: BrightSummaries.com
Release Date : 2016-02-26
Fear And Trembling By Am Lie Nothomb Book Analysis written by Bright Summaries and has been published by BrightSummaries.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-26 with Study Aids categories.
Unlock the more straightforward side of Fear and Trembling with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb, an award-winning novel discussing otherness, culture clash and integration with delicate humor and refreshing honesty. It tells the story of a young Belgian woman who moves to Japan and tries to fit into a big Japanese company, but miserably fails to do so. The autobiographical work offers an insightful view on cultural differences between Western and Japanese cultures, describing the misunderstandings that Nothomb endured during her time in Japan. Having lived around the world, Nothomb is very familiar with these cultural clashes and her personal experiences making for interesting and thought-provoking reading. Find out everything you need to know about Fear and Trembling in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you in your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!
The Life Of Hunger
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Author : Amélie Nothomb
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The Life Of Hunger written by Amélie Nothomb and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Fiction categories.
As the daughter of a Belgian diplomat, Amelia Nothomb had an itinerant childhood, ranging from Tokyo to Peking, and Paris to New York. Recounting these formative journeys, 'The Life of Hunger' is both a fictional memoir and an examination of the self."