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by Amélie Nothomb

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Published by Anagrama · Fiction · ISBN 9788433977199

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A short novel by the Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb, published in French in 2000, about the first three years of a little girl's life in Japan. For her first stretch of life she barely responds, believes herself to be God and takes in the world as a motionless tube, until she begins to wake up. Nothomb draws on episodes from her own childhood in Osaka.

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Who it's for
For readers who like short books that mix philosophical reflection with sharp humour, and for those curious about a Western view of Japan. It is one of her most autobiographical books.
Why people still read it
It was translated into English as The Character of Rain, published by Faber and Faber.

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