Amélie Nothomb

Amélie Nothomb (born Fabienne-Claire on 9 July 1966) is a Belgian writer who writes in French.

Amélie Nothomb
Born	Fabienne Nothomb (1966-07-09) 9 July 1966 Etterbeek
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Belgian
Notable works	Stupeur et tremblements

Amélie Nothomb was born in Etterbeek, Belgium to Belgian diplomats. She lived in Japan, then in China, New York, Bangladesh, Burma, Coventry and Laos.

Nothomb's first novel, Hygiène de l'assassin, was published in 1992. Since then, she has published about one novel per year, including Les Catilinaires (1995), Fear and Trembling (1999) and Métaphysique des tubes (2000, published in English as The Character of Rain). She has been awarded many prizes, including the 1999 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, the Prix René-Fallet, and the 1993 Prix Alain-Fournier.

Books

Published (in French)	Type	Original title	English title	English publication details
1992	novel	Hygiène de l'assassin	Hygiene and the Assassin	Europa Editions, hardback, 2010 ISBN 978-1-933372-77-8
1993	novel	Le Sabotage amoureux	Loving Sabotage	W. W. Norton & Co, hardback, 2000, ISBN 0-8112-1459-1 Faber and Faber, paperback, 2003, ISBN 0-571-22663-9
1993	tale	Légende un peu chinoise (Longue Vue)
1994	play	Les Combustibles	Human Rites	Oberon Books, paperback, 2005, ISBN 1-84002-539-5
1995	novel	Les Catilinaires	The Stranger Next Door	Holt (Henry) & Co, hardback, 1996, ISBN 0-8050-4841-3
1996	novel	Péplum
1996	14 pages short story	Électre (Stock)
1996	short story	L'Existence de Dieu (La Revue Générale)
1997	novel	Attentat
1998	novel	Mercure
1999	novel	Stupeur et tremblements	Fear and Trembling	Faber and Faber, paperback, 2002, ISBN 0-571-22048-7
1999	39 pages short story	Le Mystère par excellence (Le Grand livre du mois)
2000	novel	Métaphysique des tubes	The Character of Rain	Faber and Faber, paperback, 2003, ISBN 0-571-22049-5
2000	3 tales	Brillant comme une casserole (La Pierre d'Alun)
2001	novel	Cosmétique de l'ennemi	The Enemy's Cosmetique
2001	2 pages short story	Aspirin
2001	64 pages short story	Sans nom (Elle)
2002	novel	Robert des noms propres	The Book of Proper Names	Faber and Faber, paperback, 2004, ISBN 0-571-22344-3
2003	novel	Antéchrista	Antichrista	Faber and Faber, paperback, 2004, ISBN 0-571-22483-0
2004	46 pages short story	L'Entrée du Christ à Bruxelles (Elle)
2004	novel	Biographie de la faim	The Life of Hunger	Faber and Faber, hardback, 2006
2005	novel	Acide sulfurique	Sulphuric Acid	Faber and Faber, hardback, 2007
2006	novel	Journal d'Hirondelle
2007	novel	Ni d'Eve, ni d'Adam	Tokyo Fiancée	Europa Editions, hardback, 2008
2007	short story in 9 episodes	Les Champignons de Paris (Charlie Hebdo)
2008	novel	Le Fait du prince	The Prince's Act	Éditions Albin Michel
2009	novel	Le Voyage d'Hiver	The Winter Journey	Éditions Albin Michel
2010	novel	Une forme de vie	Life Form	Europa Editions, hardback
2011	novel	Tuer le père		Éditions Albin Michel
2012	novel	Barbe bleue		Éditions Albin Michel
2013	novel	La nostalgie heureuse		Éditions Albin Michel
2014	novel	Pétronille	Pétronille	Europa Editions, paperback, 2015
2015	novel	Le Crime du comte Neville		Éditions Albin Michel
2016	novel	Riquet à la houppe		Éditions Albin Michel
2017	novel	Frappe-toi le cœur	Strike your Heart	Éditions Albin Michel, Europa Editions
2018	novel	Les prénoms épicènes		Éditions Albin Michel

Unless otherwise stated, all works were originally published in French by Éditions Albin Michel.

Amélie Nothomb Media

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  Armes de la famille Nothomb.*Blasonnement: "d’azur à la fasce d’or accompagnée en pointe d’un gland effeuillé du même, la queue en bas."