Fear and Trembling

Name: Fear and Trembling
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SKU: 9780571220489
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By Amélie Nothomb

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Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb is a darkly humorous novel exploring the cultural clash and power dynamics within a Japanese corporation. The story follows a young Belgian woman named Amélie, who navigates the intricate hierarchy and quirks of Japanese office life. Her attempts to fit in while maintaining her identity reveal insights into cultural misunderstandings and the struggle for self-determination.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this compelling novel if you're intrigued by cultural clashes and the humorous challenges of navigating life in a foreign workplace. It offers a sharp and unique perspective on Japanese corporate culture through witty narration and a dose of dark humour.

Fear and Trembling

'Fear and Trembling' tells the story of a young woman who spends a year working at a Japanese firm. She soon learns that at the Yumimoto Corporation hierarchy means everything, and her time there soon turns into a comic nightmare of terror and self-abasement.

Fear and Trembling, by Amélie Nothomb, displays an elegant and shrewd understanding of the intricate ways in which Japanese relationships are made and spoiled.

Description

Amelie, a well-intentioned and eager young westerner, goes to Japan to spend a year working at the Yumimoto Corporation. Returning to the land she was born is the fulfilment of a dream for Amelie, but working there turns into a comic nightmare of terror and self-abasement.

Disturbing, hilarious and totally convincing, Fear and Trembling displays an elegant and shrewd understanding of the intricate ways Japanese relationships are made and spoiled.

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Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb offers a clever and delicate take on the cultural differences between East and West. The novel is noted for its sharp and passionate portrayal of human nature, earning Nothomb a reputation as a bold voice in French literature.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571220489

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 August 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Contributors:

Translated by Adriana Hunter
Translated by Adriana Hunter

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 125.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 135g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

Belgian by nationality, Am lie 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 thirteen novels, translated into thirty languages. Fear and Trembling won the Grand Prix of the Acad mie Fran aise and the Prix Internet du Livre. The Book of Proper Names was originally published in France, as Robert Des Noms Propres, where it has sold over 250,000 copies.

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