The Character of Rain - Softcover

Nothomb, A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571220495 ISBN 13: 9780571220496

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2004

Synopsis

The Japanese believe that until the age of three, children are gods, each one a 'Lord Child'. On their third birthday they fall from grace and join the rest of humanity. Narrated by a child - from the age of two and a half up until her third birthday - this novel reveals that the move from deity to ordinary member of the human race can be a very difficult thing indeed from which to recover.

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Praise for" The Character of Rain
"Nothomb potently distills from the state of infancy the intensity of beginnings, the precariousness, the trailed clouds of glory...that grow indistinct as childhood approaches."--Richard Eder, "The New York Times
"Witty and original. Perhaps the best yet from one of Europe's finest young writers."--"Kirkus Reviews
Praise for" Fear and Trembling
"Elegantly written, Nothomb demonstrates a shrewd understanding of the intricate ways Japanese relationships are made and spoiled."--"The New York Times Book Review
"Nothomb updates the age-old divide between East and West in this delectable little book."--"O Magazine
"Amelie Nothomb adds humor, the ingredient most often missing in other writers from France of her generation, the ingredient most difficult to translate.--"The Los Angeles Times

About the Author:

Belgian by nationality, Amelie Nothomb was born in Kobe, Japan, and currently lives in Paris. Described by Time Magazine as 'prolific and ingenious', she is the best-selling author of numerous novels, translated into over thirty languages, including Fear and Trembling which won the Grand Prix of the Academie Francaise and the Prix Internet du Livre, and The Book of Proper Names which has sold over 250,000 copies in France.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0571220495
• ISBN 13: 9780571220496
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144