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Fear and Trembling

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About the Book

According to ancient Japanese protocol, foreigners deigning to approach the emperor did so only with fear and trembling. Terror and self-abasement conveyed respect. Amelie, 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 Amelie; 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.

About the Author :
Belgian by nationality, Amelie Nothomb was born in Kobe, Japan, and currently lives in Paris. She is the author of ten novels, translated into fourteen languages, including, most recently, "The Book of Proper Names," "The Character of Rain and Fear""and Trembling," which won the Grand Prix of the Academie Francaise and the Prix Internet du Livre. The movie of "Fear and Trembling," directed by Alain Corneau, which is being released in the US by Cinema Guild this fall, stars Cesar Winner for Best Actress Sylvie Testud.

Review :
"Elegantly written . . . Nothomb demonstrates a shrewd understanding of the intricate ways Japanese relationships are made and spoiled." - "The New York Times Book Review" "[A] polished little satire." - "The Wall Street Journal" "A scathingly funny novella." - "Newsday "(New York) "Amelie Nothomb adds humor, the ingredient most often missing in other writers from France of her generation, the ingredient most difficult to translate." - "Los Angeles Times" "An utterly charming, humorous tale of East meets West . . . Nothomb is a terrific writer whose writing style is simple, honest, and elegant. Very highly recommended." - "Library Journal" "A sharp, satiric new novel . . . Readers are sure to be won over by her spare, self-deprecating and wise tale." - "Publishers Weekly" "Highly entertaining . . . "Fear and Trembling" (a perfect title) is filled with both droll observations and wry bitch gags." - "Kirkus Reviews" "There can be no doubt about Amelie Nothomb's talent: her imagination, energy, facility, fertility, her edgy use of language all prove that she is a writer of enormous gifts. Her writing is as sharp as a whip, the perfect antidote to sleep-inducing novels. She wakes you up. She shakes you up . . . "Fear and Trembling" will keep readers entertained and on the edge of their seats until the final page." - "Le Figaro" "More than anything this is a beautiful love story--in which Sappho meets the Marquis de Sade." - "Le Nouvel Observateur" ""Fear and Trembling "is Nothomb at her finest. Never has she been so daring or inspired . . . This book is a small miracle. On second thought, no 'small' about it; it is plain and simple a miracle." - "Le Point"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780312347321
  • Publisher: Griffin
  • Publisher Imprint: Griffin
  • Height: 191 mm
  • No of Pages: 132
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Width: 129 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0312347324
  • Publisher Date: 01 Nov 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 118 gr


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