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Fear and Trembling

Fear and Trembling

by Adriana Hunter (Translator), Amélie Nothomb (Author), Adriana Hunter (Translator), Amélie Nothomb (Author)

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    Paperback 2004

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    Paperback 2006

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Synopsis

Amelie, a well-intentioned and eager young westerner, goes to Japan to spend a year working at the Yumimoto Corporation. Returning to the land where she was born is the fulfilment of a dream for Amelie, but working there turns into a comic nightmare of terror and self-abasement. Disturbing, hilarious and totally convincing Fear and Trembling displays an elegant and shrewd understanding of the intricate ways Japanese relationships are made and spoiled.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 144
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 19 Aug 2004
ISBN 10: 0571220487
ISBN 13: 9780571220489
Book Overview: Fear and Trembling, by Amelie Nothomb, displays an elegant and shrewd understanding of the intricate ways in which Japanese relationships are made and spoiled.

Media Reviews
'Ingenious... With great delicacy, Nothomb updates the age-old divide between East and West in this delectable little book.' O, The Oprah Magazine; 'Nothomb is the latest enfant terrible of French letters... She has an acidic yet passionately romantic view of human nature.' Elle
Author Bio
Belgian by nationality, Amelie Nothomb was born in Kobe, Japan, and currently lives in Paris. Described by Time Magazine as 'prolific and ingenious', she is the best-selling author of numerous novels, translated into over thirty languages, including Fear and Trembling which won the Grand Prix of the Academie Francaise and the Prix Internet du Livre, and The Book of Proper Names which has sold over 250,000 copies in France.