Fear and Trembling by Amelie Nothomb Historical Fiction Acting on fierce maternal instinct

Acting on fierce maternal instinct and the dubious logic of an old folktale

a young woman trying to drag herself up from the gutter any way she can

a stranger walks into their home and tears their world apart

”—The Wall Street Journal

000 words of brilliance and mayhem

Fear and Trembling by Amelie Nothomb Historical Fiction Acting on fierce maternal instinctAmlie, 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 Amlie, 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