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Fear and Trembling

A Novel

Author: Amélie Nothomb; Translated by Adriana Hunter

Fear and Trembling

Fear and Trembling

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About This Book

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...

Page Count
176
On Sale
04/01/2007

Book Details

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.

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.

Imprint Publisher

St. Martin's Press

ISBN

9781429978996

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Fear and Trembling

Fear and Trembling

$11.99