Amélie Nothomb

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Amélie Nothomb

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born
in Kōbe, Japan
August 13, 1967

gender
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Amélie Nothomb was born in Kobe, Japan to Belgian diplomats. She lived there until she was five years old, and then subsequently lived in China, New York, Bangladesh, Burma, a stint in Coventry and Laos.

She is from a distinguished Belgian political family; she is notably the grand-niece of Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, a Belgian foreign minister (1980-1981). Her first novel, Hygiène de l'assassin, was published in 1992. Since then, she has published approximately one novel per year with a.o. Les Catilinaires (1995), Stupeur Et Tremblements (1999) and Métaphysique des tubes (2000).

She has been awarded numerous prizes, including the 1999 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française; the Prix René-Fallet; and twice the Prix Alain-Fournier.

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Average rating: 3.57 · 27,426 ratings · 1,962 reviews · 35 distinct works · Similar authors
Stupeur et tremblements
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 5,168 ratings — published 1999 — 53 editions
Hygiène de l'assassin
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 2,542 ratings — published 1992 — 29 editions
Métaphysique des tubes
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 2,483 ratings — published 2000 — 35 editions
Cosmétique de l'ennemi
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 1,419 ratings — published 2001 — 25 editions
Ni d'Ève ni d'Adam
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 1,727 ratings — published 2007 — 28 editions
Antichrista
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3.28 of 5 stars 3.28 avg rating — 1,774 ratings — published 2003 — 27 editions
Biographie de la faim
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 1,487 ratings — published 2004 — 21 editions
Mercure
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 1,151 ratings — published 1998 — 14 editions
Acide sulfurique
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 1,448 ratings — published 1999 — 21 editions
Le Sabotage amoureux
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 1,236 ratings — published 1993 — 22 editions
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“God isn't chocolate, he's the encounter between chocolate and the palate capable of appreciating it.”
Amélie Nothomb

“Il y a des beautés qui sautent aux yeux et d'autres qui sont écrites en hyéroglyphes: on met du temps à déchiffrer leur splendeur mais, quand elle est apparue, elle est plus belle que la beauté.”
Amélie Nothomb

“Il n'y a rien de gentil à laisser de faux espoirs. L'ambiguïté est la source de la douleur.”
Amélie Nothomb, Ni d'Ève ni d'Adam

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The Name of the Wind
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
af Patrick Rothfuss
 
  8 votes 32.0%

Kadaverdoktoren
Kadaverdoktoren
af Lene Kaaberbøl
 
  6 votes 24.0%

World War Z
World War Z  An Oral History of the Zombie War
af Max Brooks
 
  4 votes 16.0%

The Book Thief
The Book Thief
af Markus Zusak
 
  3 votes 12.0%

Undtagelsen
Undtagelsen
af Christian Jungersen
 
  2 votes 8.0%

The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
af H.G. Wells
 
  1 vote 4.0%

Fear and Trembling
Fear and Trembling
af Amélie Nothomb
 
  1 vote 4.0%

Blodlag
Blodläge
af Johan Theorin
 
  0 votes 0.0%

A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
af Patrick Ness
 
  0 votes 0.0%

The Snow Child
The Snow Child
af Eowyn Ivey
 
  0 votes 0.0%

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