Fear and Trembling
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Fear and Trembling

by Amélie Nothomb

1999•Drama•144 pages

Taste attributes: dramacomedyfresh & originalheavyrealisticenclosedemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clashsocial commentaryempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeEmotional and original: a novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

"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 working at the Yumimoto Corporation.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaComedyFish out of water/culture clashSocial commentaryEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

Foreign VisitorsForeign workersYoung womenJapanese CorporationsSocial life and customsJapanAlien laborRomance literature

Details

Author
Amélie Nothomb
Published
1999
Pages
144
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