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Amelie Nothomb
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Born
| Fabienne Nothomb
(
1966-07-09
)
9 July 1966
(age 57)
Etterbeek
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Occupation
| Writer
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Nationality
| Belgian
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Notable works
| Stupeur et tremblements
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Amelie Nothomb
(born Fabienne-Claire on 9 July 1966) is a
Belgian
writer
who writes in
French
.
[1]
Amelie Nothomb was born in
Etterbeek
,
Belgium
to Belgian diplomats. She lived in
Japan
, then in
China
,
New York
[
disambiguation needed
]
,
Bangladesh
,
Burma
,
Coventry
and
Laos
.
Nothomb's first
novel
,
Hygiene de l'assassin
, was published in 1992. Since then, she has published about one novel per year, including
Les Catilinaires
(1995),
Fear and Trembling
(1999) and
Metaphysique des tubes
(2000, published in English as
The Character of Rain
). She has been awarded many prizes, including the 1999
Grand Prix du roman de l'Academie francaise
, the
Prix Rene-Fallet
, and the 1993
Prix Alain-Fournier
.
Published
(in French)
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Type
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Original title
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English title
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English publication details
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1992
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novel
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Hygiene de l'assassin
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Hygiene and the Assassin
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Europa Editions, hardback, 2010
ISBN
978-1-933372-77-8
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1993
|
novel
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Le Sabotage amoureux
|
Loving Sabotage
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W. W. Norton & Co, hardback, 2000,
ISBN
0-8112-1459-1
Faber and Faber, paperback, 2003,
ISBN
0-571-22663-9
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1993
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tale
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Legende un peu chinoise
(Longue Vue)
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1994
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play
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Les Combustibles
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Human Rites
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Oberon Books, paperback, 2005,
ISBN
1-84002-539-5
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1995
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novel
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Les Catilinaires
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The Stranger Next Door
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Holt (Henry) & Co, hardback, 1996,
ISBN
0-8050-4841-3
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1996
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novel
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Peplum
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1996
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14 pages short story
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Electre
(Stock)
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1996
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short story
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L'Existence de Dieu
(La Revue Generale)
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1997
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novel
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Attentat
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1998
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novel
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Mercure
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1999
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novel
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Stupeur et tremblements
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Fear and Trembling
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Faber and Faber, paperback, 2002,
ISBN
0-571-22048-7
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1999
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39 pages short story
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Le Mystere par excellence
(
Le Grand livre du mois
)
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2000
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novel
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Metaphysique des tubes
|
The Character of Rain
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Faber and Faber, paperback, 2003,
ISBN
0-571-22049-5
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2000
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3 tales
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Brillant comme une casserole
(La Pierre d'Alun)
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2001
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novel
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Cosmetique de l'ennemi
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The Enemy's Cosmetique
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2001
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2 pages short story
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Aspirin
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2001
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64 pages short story
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Sans nom
(Elle)
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2002
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novel
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Robert des noms propres
|
The Book of Proper Names
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Faber and Faber, paperback, 2004,
ISBN
0-571-22344-3
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2003
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novel
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Antechrista
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Antichrista
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Faber and Faber, paperback, 2004,
ISBN
0-571-22483-0
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2004
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46 pages short story
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L'Entree du Christ a Bruxelles
(Elle)
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2004
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novel
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Biographie de la faim
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The Life of Hunger
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Faber and Faber, hardback, 2006
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2005
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novel
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Acide sulfurique
|
Sulphuric Acid
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Faber and Faber, hardback, 2007
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2006
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novel
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Journal d'Hirondelle
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2007
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novel
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Ni d'Eve, ni d'Adam
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Tokyo Fiancee
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Europa Editions, hardback, 2008
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2007
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short story in 9 episodes
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Les Champignons de Paris (
Charlie Hebdo
)
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2008
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novel
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Le Fait du prince
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The Prince's Act
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Editions Albin Michel
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2009
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novel
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Le Voyage d'Hiver
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The Winter Journey
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Editions Albin Michel
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2010
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novel
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Une forme de vie
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Life Form
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Europa Editions, hardback
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2011
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novel
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Tuer le pere
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Editions Albin Michel
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2012
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novel
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Barbe bleue
[2]
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Editions Albin Michel
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2013
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novel
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La nostalgie heureuse
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Editions Albin Michel
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2014
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novel
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Petronille
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Petronille
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Europa Editions, paperback, 2015
[3]
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2015
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novel
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Le Crime du comte Neville
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Editions Albin Michel
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2016
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novel
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Riquet a la houppe
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Editions Albin Michel
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2017
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novel
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Frappe-toi le cœur
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Strike your Heart
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Editions Albin Michel, Europa Editions
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2018
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novel
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Les prenoms epicenes
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Editions Albin Michel
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Unless otherwise stated, all works were originally published in French by Editions Albin Michel.
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