Amélie Nothomb

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August 13, 1967

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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	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hygiène de l'assassin 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 2,542 ratings — published 1992 — 29 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Métaphysique des tubes 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 2,483 ratings — published 2000 — 35 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cosmétique de l'ennemi 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 1,419 ratings — published 2001 — 25 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ni d'Ève ni d'Adam 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 1,727 ratings — published 2007 — 28 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Antichrista by Amélie Nothomb, Shaun Whiteside (Translator) 3.28 of 5 stars 3.28 avg rating — 1,774 ratings — published 2003 — 27 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Biographie de la faim 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 1,487 ratings — published 2004 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mercure 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 1,151 ratings — published 1998 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Acide sulfurique 3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 1,448 ratings — published 1999 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Sabotage amoureux 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 1,236 ratings — published 1993 — 22 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“God isn't chocolate, he's the encounter between chocolate and the palate capable of appreciating it.”
― Amélie Nothomb

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“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

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“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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