Amélie Nothomb (7 Listed volumes)

Amélie Nothomb

First Blood

2023, pp. 112, $ 18.00
Region: France

A moving fictionalized account of Nothomb’s own father, who died of Covid related symptoms in early 2020, this is the acclaimed author’s most personal and heartfelt novel.
Amélie Nothomb

Thirst

2021, pp. 96, $ 15.00
Region: France

In her twenty-eighth novel in as many years, best-selling Belgian novelist and international literary superstar Amélie Nothomb takes on a story for the ages: the life of Jesus. In a first-person voice as wry as it is wise, Nothomb narrates Jesus’s final days, from his trial to his crucifixion...
Amélie Nothomb

Strike Your Heart

2018, pp. 144, $ 14.00
Region: France

“Amélie Nothomb’s twenty-fifth novel is among her very best.” — Télérama Diane is raised by a mother so plagued by jealousy of her own daughter that she is incapable of showing affection to her. Despite this, Diane grows up to become a brilliant young woman who rejects societal...
Amélie Nothomb

Pétronille

2015, pp. 128, $ 15.00
Region: Belgium

This is a funny, moving, “exotic” novel about travel, France, Champagne, and, above all, about women’s friendship.
Amélie Nothomb

Life Form

2013, pp. 144, $ 15.00
Region: Belgium

A smart, singular, surreal novel about personality and philosophy, trauma and healing, solitude and human connection from one of Europe's most talked about and beloved authors
Amélie Nothomb

Hygiene and the Assassin

2010, pp. 160, $ 15.00
Region: Belgium

“The virtuoso dialogue, the art of the unexpected, and the brilliant repartees distinguish this dazzling novel.”—L’express
Amélie Nothomb

Tokyo Fiancée

2009, pp. 160, $ 15.00
Region: Belgium

A quirky, contemporary love story set in Tokyo from one of Europe’s most prolific and widely read novelists.