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Stupeur et tremblements

by Amélie Nothomb

1999 132 pages eng ★ 3.8 (9 ratings)

"According to ancient Japanese protocol, foreigners deigning to approach the emperor were to adopt a tone of fear and trembling. Terror and self-abasement conveyed respect. Amelie, our well-intentioned and eager young Western heroine in this new novel by Amelie Nothomb, goes to Japan to spend a year…

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