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    Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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    Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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    Unlock the more straightforward side of Fear and Trembling with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!

    This engaging summary presents an analysis of Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb, an award-winning novel discussing otherness, culture clash and integration with delicate humor and refreshing honesty. It tells the story of a young Belgian woman who moves to Japan and tries to fit into a big Japanese company, but miserably fails to do so. The autobiographical work offers an insightful view on cultural differences between Western and Japanese cultures, describing the misunderstandings that Nothomb endured during her time in Japan. Having lived around the world, Nothomb is very familiar with these cultural clashes and her personal experiences making for interesting and thought-provoking reading. 

    Find out everything you need to know about Fear and Trembling in a fraction of the time!

    This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:
     • A complete plot summary
     • Character studies
     • Key themes and symbols
     • Questions for further reflection

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrightSummaries.com
    Release dateFeb 26, 2016
    ISBN9782806270535
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      Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries

      Belgian novelist

      Born in Kobe (Japan) in 1968

      Notable works:

      Hygiene and the Assassin (1992), novel

      Fear and Trembling (1999), novel

      Life Form (2010), novel

      A Belgian born in Japan in 1967 into a family of diplomats, Amélie Nothomb spent her childhood and adolescence between Asia and the United States, according to her father’s assignments.

      She graduated in Roman Languages and Literature at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. After a failed attempt at returning to Japan, she published her first novel, Hygiene and the Assassin in 1992 and began a writing career resulting in many novels published at regular intervals. Nothomb depicts herself in several of her short novels, which often tell the story of troubled relationships between a victim and a tormentor. Dialogue is her favorite form of expression.

      Among the most read French-speaking authors nowadays, Amélie Nothomb

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