Amélie Nothomb
Amélie Nothomb (born Fabienne-Claire on 9 July 1966) is a Belgian writer who writes in French.[1]
Amélie Nothomb | |
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| Born | Fabienne Nothomb 9 July 1966 Etterbeek |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Notable works | Stupeur et tremblements |
Amélie 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, Hygiène 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 Métaphysique 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'Académie française, the Prix René-Fallet, and the 1993 Prix Alain-Fournier.
Books
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Type | Original title | English title | English publication details |
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| 1992 | novel | Hygiène 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 | Légende un peu chinoise (Longue Vue) |
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| 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 | Péplum | ||
| 1996 | 14 pages short story | Électre (Stock) |
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| 1996 | short story | L'Existence de Dieu (La Revue Générale) |
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| 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 Mystère par excellence (Le Grand livre du mois) |
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| 2000 | novel | Métaphysique 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) |
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| 2001 | novel | Cosmétique de l'ennemi | The Enemy's Cosmetique | |
| 2001 | 2 pages short story | Aspirin | ||
| 2001 | 64 pages short story | Sans nom (Elle) |
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| 2002 | novel | Robert des noms propres | The Book of Proper Names | Faber and Faber, paperback, 2004, ISBN 0-571-22344-3 |
| 2003 | novel | Antéchrista | Antichrista | Faber and Faber, paperback, 2004, ISBN 0-571-22483-0 |
| 2004 | 46 pages short story | L'Entrée du Christ à Bruxelles (Elle) |
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| 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 Fiancée | 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 | Éditions Albin Michel |
| 2009 | novel | Le Voyage d'Hiver | The Winter Journey | Éditions Albin Michel |
| 2010 | novel | Une forme de vie | Life Form | Europa Editions, hardback |
| 2011 | novel | Tuer le père | Éditions Albin Michel | |
| 2012 | novel | Barbe bleue [2] | Éditions Albin Michel | |
| 2013 | novel | La nostalgie heureuse | Éditions Albin Michel | |
| 2014 | novel | Pétronille | Pétronille | Europa Editions, paperback, 2015[3] |
| 2015 | novel | Le Crime du comte Neville | Éditions Albin Michel | |
| 2016 | novel | Riquet à la houppe | Éditions Albin Michel | |
| 2017 | novel | Frappe-toi le cœur | Strike your Heart | Éditions Albin Michel, Europa Editions |
| 2018 | novel | Les prénoms épicènes | Éditions Albin Michel |
Unless otherwise stated, all works were originally published in French by Éditions Albin Michel.
References
change- ↑ "Intitute of Modern Languages". Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ↑ Review at world literature today.org
- ↑ "Pétronille". Europa Editions. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
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