Review
"Ingenious...With great delicacy, Nothomb updates the age-old divide between East and West in this delectable little book." --"O, The Oprah Magazine"
"Elegantly written...Nothomb demonstrates a shrewd understanding of the intricate ways Japanese relationships are made and spoiled." --"The New York Times Book Review"
"A polished little satire." --"The Wall Street Journal"
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Review
Praise for The Character of Rain
“Nothomb potently distills from the state of infancy the intensity of beginnings, the precariousness, the trailed clouds of glory...that grow indistinct as childhood approaches.”--Richard Eder, The New York Times
“Witty and original. Perhaps the best yet from one of Europe’s finest young writers.”--Kirkus Reviews
Praise for Fear and Trembling
“Elegantly written, Nothomb demonstrates a shrewd understanding of the intricate ways Japanese relationships are made and spoiled.”--The New York Times Book Review
“Nothomb updates the age-old divide between East and West in this delectable little book.”--O Magazine
“Amélie Nothomb adds humor, the ingredient most often missing in other writers from France of her generation, the ingredient most difficult to translate.--The Los Angeles Times
