Fear and Trembling A Novel

Name: Fear and Trembling A Novel
Author: Amélie Nothomb
ISBN: 9781429978996

by Amélie Nothomb

148 pages2025Macmillan + ORMISBN 9781429978996

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About this book

"A young Western woman's experience of culture shock and psychological panic take frantic comic form in this highly entertaining" novella ( Kirkus ). "[A] polished little satire."— The Wall Street Journal "[A] scathingly funny novella."— Newsday According to ancient Japanese protocol, foreigners deigning to approach the emperor did so only with fear and trembling. Terror and self-abasement conveyed respect. Amélie, our well-intentioned and eager young Western heroine, goes to Japan to spend a year working at the Yumimoto Corporation. Returning to the land where she was born is the fulfillment of a dream for Amélie; working there turns into comic nightmare. Alternately disturbing and hilarious, unbelievable and shatteringly convincing, Amélie Nothomb's Fear and Trembling will keep readers clutching tight to the pages of this taut little novel, caught up in the throes of fear, trembling, and, ultimately, delight. "Elegantly written.... Nothomb demonstrates a shrewd understanding of the intricate ways Japanese relationships are made and spoiled."— The New York Times Book Review "Nothomb is the latest enfant terrible of French letters.... [She has] an acidic yet passionately romantic view of human nature."— Elle

Publication Details

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Published: 2025
Pages: 148
ISBN: 9781429978996
Language: en

About Amélie Nothomb

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.