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Amelie Nothomb

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Amelie Nothomb
Born Fabienne Nothomb
( 1966-07-09 ) 9 July 1966 (age 57)
Etterbeek
Occupation Writer
Nationality Belgian
Notable works Stupeur et tremblements

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 .

Books [ change | change source ]

Published
(in French)
Type Original title English title English publication details
1992 novel Hygiene de l'assassin Hygiene and the Assassin Europa Editions, hardback, 2010 ISBN   978-1-933372-77-8
1993 novel Le Sabotage amoureux Loving Sabotage W. W. Norton & Co, hardback, 2000, ISBN   0-8112-1459-1
Faber and Faber, paperback, 2003, ISBN   0-571-22663-9
1993 tale Legende un peu chinoise
(Longue Vue)
1994 play Les Combustibles Human Rites Oberon Books, paperback, 2005, ISBN   1-84002-539-5
1995 novel Les Catilinaires The Stranger Next Door Holt (Henry) & Co, hardback, 1996, ISBN   0-8050-4841-3
1996 novel Peplum
1996 14 pages short story Electre
(Stock)
1996 short story L'Existence de Dieu
(La Revue Generale)
1997 novel Attentat
1998 novel Mercure
1999 novel Stupeur et tremblements Fear and Trembling Faber and Faber, paperback, 2002, ISBN   0-571-22048-7
1999 39 pages short story Le Mystere par excellence
( Le Grand livre du mois )
2000 novel Metaphysique des tubes The Character of Rain Faber and Faber, paperback, 2003, ISBN   0-571-22049-5
2000 3 tales Brillant comme une casserole
(La Pierre d'Alun)
2001 novel Cosmetique de l'ennemi The Enemy's Cosmetique
2001 2 pages short story Aspirin
2001 64 pages short story Sans nom
(Elle)
2002 novel Robert des noms propres The Book of Proper Names Faber and Faber, paperback, 2004, ISBN   0-571-22344-3
2003 novel Antechrista Antichrista Faber and Faber, paperback, 2004, ISBN   0-571-22483-0
2004 46 pages short story L'Entree du Christ a Bruxelles
(Elle)
2004 novel Biographie de la faim The Life of Hunger Faber and Faber, hardback, 2006
2005 novel Acide sulfurique Sulphuric Acid Faber and Faber, hardback, 2007
2006 novel Journal d'Hirondelle
2007 novel Ni d'Eve, ni d'Adam Tokyo Fiancee Europa Editions, hardback, 2008
2007 short story in 9 episodes Les Champignons de Paris ( Charlie Hebdo )
2008 novel Le Fait du prince The Prince's Act Editions Albin Michel
2009 novel Le Voyage d'Hiver The Winter Journey Editions Albin Michel
2010 novel Une forme de vie Life Form Europa Editions, hardback
2011 novel Tuer le pere Editions Albin Michel
2012 novel Barbe bleue [2] Editions Albin Michel
2013 novel La nostalgie heureuse Editions Albin Michel
2014 novel Petronille Petronille Europa Editions, paperback, 2015 [3]
2015 novel Le Crime du comte Neville Editions Albin Michel
2016 novel Riquet a la houppe Editions Albin Michel
2017 novel Frappe-toi le cœur Strike your Heart Editions Albin Michel, Europa Editions
2018 novel Les prenoms epicenes Editions Albin Michel

Unless otherwise stated, all works were originally published in French by Editions Albin Michel.

References [ change | change source ]

  1. "Intitute of Modern Languages" . Archived from the original on 2018-03-28 . Retrieved 2021-01-02 .
  2. Review at world literature today.org
  3. "Petronille" . Europa Editions . Retrieved 2018-01-19 .