Amélie Nothomb

Amélie Nothomb (born Fabienne-Claire on 9 July 1966) is a Belgian writer who writes in French.

Amélie Nothomb was born in Etterbeek, Belgium to Belgian diplomats. She lived  in Japan, then  in China, New York, Bangladesh, Burma, Coventry and Laos.

Nothomb's first novel, Hygiène de l'assassin, was published in 1992.  Since then, she has published about one novel per year, including Les Catilinaires (1995), Fear and Trembling (1999) and Métaphysique des tubes (2000, published in English as The Character of Rain).  She has been awarded many prizes, including the 1999 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, the Prix René-Fallet, and the 1993 Prix Alain-Fournier.
 Books 
 Published(in French) Type Original title English title English publication details 1992 novel  Hygiene and the Assassin Europa Editions, hardback, 2010  1993 novel  Loving Sabotage W. W. Norton & Co, hardback, 2000, Faber and Faber, paperback, 2003,  1993 tale (Longue Vue) 1994 play  Human Rites Oberon Books, paperback, 2005,  1995 novel  The Stranger Next Door  Holt (Henry) & Co, hardback, 1996,  1996 novel Péplum 1996 14 pages short story  (Stock) 1996 short story  (La Revue Générale) 1997 novel Attentat 1998 novel Mercure 1999 novel  Fear and Trembling Faber and Faber, paperback, 2002,  1999 39 pages short story () 2000 novel  The Character of Rain Faber and Faber, paperback, 2003,  2000 3 tales (La Pierre d'Alun) 2001novel  The Enemy's Cosmetique 2001 2 pages short story  2001 64 pages short story (Elle) 2002 novel  The Book of Proper Names Faber and Faber, paperback, 2004,  2003 novel  Antichrista Faber and Faber, paperback, 2004,  2004 46 pages short story (Elle) 2004 novel  The Life of Hunger Faber and Faber, hardback, 2006 2005 novel  Sulphuric Acid Faber and Faber, hardback, 2007 2006 novel Journal d'Hirondelle 2007 novel  Tokyo Fiancée Europa Editions, hardback, 2008 2007 short story in 9 episodes  2008 novel  The Prince's Act  Éditions Albin Michel 2009novel  The Winter Journey Éditions Albin Michel 2010 novel  Life FormEuropa Editions, hardback 2011 novel  Éditions Albin Michel 2012 novel  Review at world literature today.org  Éditions Albin Michel 2013 novel   Éditions Albin Michel 2014 novel  Pétronille Europa Editions, paperback, 20152015novelLe Crime du comte NevilleÉditions Albin Michel2016novelRiquet à la houppeÉditions Albin Michel2017novelFrappe-toi le cœurStrike your HeartÉditions Albin Michel, Europa Editions 2018novelLes prénoms épicènesÉditions Albin Michel
Unless otherwise stated, all works were originally published in French by Éditions Albin Michel.

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