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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, 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.
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Stupeur et tremblements, Amélie Nothomb
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- Released
- 1999
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- Subtitle
- roman
- Language
- French
- Authors
- Amélie Nothomb
- Publisher
- Le Grand Livre du mois
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 174
- ISBN10
- 2702837751
- ISBN13
- 9782702837757
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Women, Contemporary Fiction, France, Relationships, Fun, Society, French Literature, Japan, Adapted for Film, Satire, Employment, Autobiographical Novels, Bullying, Company, Oppression, Belgian Literature
- First published
- 1999
- Original title
- Stupeur et tremblement
- Rating
- 3.65 out of 5
- Description
- 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, 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.