false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180142519m/1003801.jpg 1003801 17 he latest novel by France's 'literary lioness' (Elle Magazine) tells the story of an orphan girl named-haplessly-Plectrude. Raised by an eccentric if loving aunt, she is a dreamy child who is discovered to have enormous gifts as a dancer. Accepted at Paris's most prestigious ballet school, Plectrude devotes herself to artistic perfection, until her body can take no more. The portrait of the ballet world alone makes this un-for-gettable, but Nothomb offers much more in this brilliantly succinct story of haunted adolescence. In the end Plectrude takes command of her own fate by committing an act of such audacity it will leave readers breathless. The Book of Proper Names is vintage Nothomb: witty, troubling, mesmerizing. 989933 2002 The Book of Proper Names: A Novel total:237|5:48|4:84|3:72|2:24|1:9| 237 849 328 23 2 2 false false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 11:26:13 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 11:36:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false true Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 07:36:38 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 07:38:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jul 24 13:45:50 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 13:46:05 -0700 2009
There is something special about Plectrude, ...more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Feb 12 20:24:25 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 20:29:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 12:21:17 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 05:34:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Fri Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jul 27 12:22:17 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 12:22:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 12:18:52 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 16:44:52 -0700 2008 The Stranger Next Door, I believe) many years ago when I was still in high school. I didn't really appreciate her odd minimalist style back then. But I've warmed up to that and I think it works so well with this story, jumping from one action to another withou...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 02 10:40:16 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 09:31:11 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 19:34:59 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 19:34:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 05:33:49 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 05:35:21 -0800 2009 Quick to read, nicely written and a good laught]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 10 04:53:57 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 04:54:31 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Tue Feb 13 00:51:55 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 13 00:52:13 -0800 2007 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 30 02:17:08 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 30 02:19:46 -0800 2007
also i had just read (and ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 14:20:42 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 14:24:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 15:14:03 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 15:15:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 22 14:36:46 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 15:02:16 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Thu Mar 13 13:04:03 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 13:05:19 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Sep 04 09:12:10 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 09:13:45 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 23:35:21 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 06:17:08 -0700 2007
Das Ende war ein kompletter Schwachsinn.]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 07:33:38 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 08:40:53 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1003801