Character of Rain Reading Group Guide

Name: Character of Rain Reading Group Guide
Rating: 3.4 (7 reviews)
Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9780312313067

by Unknown Author

3.4

(7 ratings)

144 pages2003St. Martin's PressISBN 9780312313067

Fiction

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About this book

"The Japanese believe that until the age of three, children, whether Japanese or not, are gods, each one an okosama, or "lord child." On their third birthday they fall from grace and join the rest of the human race. In Amelie Nothomb's new novel, The Character of Rain, we learn that divinity is a difficult thing from which to recover, particularly if, like the child in this story, you have spent the first two and a half years of life in a nearly vegetative state."--BOOK JACKET.

Publication Details

Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2003
Pages: 144
ISBN: 9780312313067

About Unknown Author

Fabienne Nothomb, dite Amélie Nothomb, est une romancière belge de langue française née le 9 juillet 1966 à Etterbeek. Autrice prolifique, elle publie un ouvrage par an depuis 1992, année de publication de son premier roman, *Hygiène de l'assassin.* Ses romans font partie, chaque année, des meilleures ventes littéraires et certains sont traduits en plusieurs langues. Elle a obtenu de très nombreux prix littéraires, dont le prix littéraire de la vocation (1993), le grand prix du roman de l'Académie française (1999) et le prix Renaudot (2021) . Ce succès lui vaut un arrêté royal qui lui accorde le titre honorifique de commandeur de l'ordre de la Couronne et, sur la proposition du vice-Premier ministre et ministre des Affaires étrangères, le roi Philippe lui a proposé la concession du titre personnel de baronne. ---------- Fabienne Nothomb, known as Amélie Nothomb, is a Belgian novelist writing in French, born on July 9, 1966, in Etterbeek. A prolific author, she has published a book every year since 1992, the year of publication of her first novel, *Hygiène de l'assassin* (The Hygiene of the Assassin). Her novels consistently rank among the bestsellers, and some have been translated into several languages. She has received numerous literary awards, including the Prix Littéraire de la Vocation (1993), the Grand Prix du Roman of the Académie Française (1999), and the Prix Renaudot (2021). This success has earned her a royal decree granting her the honorary title of Commander of the Order of the Crown, and, on the recommendation of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, King Philippe has proposed that she be granted the personal title of Baroness.