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| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Renaudot | 2021 | Winner |
About This Book
An autobiographical novel written in her father's voice, imagining his near-death experience during a coup attempt in Laos in 1965, as a meditation on mortality and the bond between parent and child.
About the Author
Amélie Nothomb is a Belgian novelist born in 1966 in Étterbeek, Brussels. The daughter of a Belgian diplomat, she grew up in Japan, China, Bangladesh, the United States, and elsewhere, giving her a cosmopolitan and profoundly displaced perspective. She has published a novel every year since her debut Hygiène de l'assassin in 1992, making her one of the most prolific serious novelists in the Francophone world. Read more →
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