Fear and Trembling by Amelie Nothomb

Fear and Trembling by Amelie Nothomb

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Amelie, a well-intentioned and eager young westerner, goes to Japan to spend a year working at the Yumimoto Corporation. Returning to the land where she was born is the fulfilment of a dream for Amelie, but once there her working life quickly becomes a comic nightmare of terror and self-abasement.

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Fear and Trembling by Amelie Nothomb

Amelie, a well-intentioned and eager young westerner, goes to Japan to spend a year working at the Yumimoto Corporation. Returning to the land where she was born is the fulfilment of a dream for Amelie, but once there her working life quickly becomes a comic nightmare of terror and self-abasement. Disturbing, hilarious and totally convincing, Fear and Trembling displays an elegant and shrewd understanding of the intricate ways in which Japanese relationships are made and spoiled.
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ISBN 13 9780571233892
ISBN 10 0571233899
Title Fear and Trembling
Author Amelie Nothomb
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2006-04-06
Number of pages 144
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