Amélie Nothomb Libri

«Per anni ho bevuto come tutti, nella speranza di raggiungere il livello di ubriachezza che avrebbe reso l’esistenza accettabile.» La storia di un’amicizia e di una passione. L’amicizia è quella fra due scrittrici, una già affermata e idolatrata dal pubblico e l’altra geniale ma esordiente all’inizio della narrazione: Amélie Nothomb e Pétronille Fanto. Il racconto scandisce i momenti più bizzarri di questo inusuale legame che prende forma e consistenza fra libri, librerie, letteratura e indimenticabili bevute. A unire le due donne infatti, oltre alla scrittura, c’è anche la comune passione per lo champagne.

Il conte Neville, aristocratico belga decaduto, è costretto a vendere il suo magnifico castello nelle Ardenne. Prima di uscire di scena, per celebrare l’onore della famiglia, decide di organizzare una lussuosissima festa di addio. Ma nei giorni che precedono l’evento Sérieuse, la sua figlia più giovane, fugge di casa e si nasconde nella foresta. A trovarla è una misteriosa chiaroveggente e sarà costei, dopo aver avvertito il conte del ritrovamento della ragazza, a fargli una spaventosa profezia: “Durante il ricevimento, lei ucciderà un invitato.” Il conte Neville, ossessionato da queste parole, dovrà trovare un modo per sfuggire al suo tragico destino. Riprendendo Oscar Wilde e la tragedia greca Amélie Nothomb gioca con la letteratura e con l’intelligenza dei lettori, fornendo come al solito una sua personale versione dei miti.

Marie is the prettiest girl in her provincial hometown and is dating the most popular boy in town. She is the envy of all her schoolmates and she loves it. When she falls pregnant and gives birth to Diana, things change. Diana steals the hearts of all who meet her, inciting nothing but jealousy in her mother. This is Diana's story. The story of a young, brilliant woman who grows up without maternal affection. It is the story of Diana's relationships with other women: her best friend, the sweet Elisabeth; her mentor, the selfish Olivia; her sister, the beloved Célia; and, of course, her mother. It is a story about the baser sentiments that often animate human relations: rivalry, jealousy, distrust.

In a wistful, funny, clever, and eccentric fictional memoir, Amelie Nothomb casts herself as hunger - in all its many guises. Recounting the formative journeys of her youth, from Tokyo to Peking to Paris to New York, The Life of Hunger is a brilliant and moving examination of the self.

In 'The Character of Rain', we learn that divinity is a difficult thing from which to recover, particularly if, like the child in this story, you have spent the first two and a half years of life in a nearly vegetative state.

The book, recognized with the prestigious 2021 Renaudot Prize, explores profound themes through its compelling narrative. It delves into the intricacies of human relationships and societal challenges, offering a unique perspective that resonates with contemporary issues. The characters are richly developed, navigating their personal journeys against a backdrop of cultural and historical significance. This award-winning work stands out for its literary merit and thought-provoking insights, making it a significant contribution to modern literature.

Amelie, a well-intentioned and eager young westerner, goes to Japan to spend a year working at the Yumimoto Corporation. Returning to the land where she was born is the fulfilment of a dream for Amelie, but once there her working life quickly becomes 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 in which Japanese relationships are made and spoiled.

Tells the story of a reclusive and dying Nobel laureate novelist who grants access to five journalists for interviews. What they find is far from the literary luminary they imagined

Sulphuric Acid tells the story of a reality TV death camp, which has become the nation's obsession - an amoral spectacle played out through the media. It is a blackly funny and shocking satire on the modern predilection for reality television and celebrity, in which the audience at home develops a taste for blood.