Occupation Writer Movies Fear and Trembling Role Writer | Name Amelie Nothomb Nationality Belgian | |
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Notable works Stupeur et tremblements Parents Patrick Nothomb, Daniele Scheyven Siblings Juliette Nothomb, Andre Nothomb Awards Grand Prix du roman de l\'Academie francaise Books Fear and Trembling, Tokyo Fiancee, Hygiene and the Assassin, The Character of Rain, Antichrista Similar People Patrick Nothomb, Alain Corneau, Juliette Nothomb, Pauline Etienne, Sylvie Testud | ||
[techniques d'écriture] Amélie Nothomb : la préparation d'un roman
Amélie Nothomb, pen name of Fabienne-Claire Nothomb born on 9 July 1966 in Etterbeek, Belgium, is a Belgian Francophone novel writer. Part of her childhood was spent in Asia.
A prolific author, since the publication of her first novel Hygiene and the Assassin in 1992, at the age of twenty six, she publishes a book a year. Her novels are among the top literary sales and have been translated into several languages, which earned her the title of Commander of the Order of the Crown and the title of Baroness bestowed upon her by King Philippe of Belgium. Her novel Fear and Trembling won the Grand Prize of the novel from the French Academy in 1999, and in 2015, she was elected member of the Royal Academy of French Language and Literature in Belgium.
Contents
- techniques dcriture Amlie Nothomb la prparation dun roman
- The Figure of the Woman writer in the 21st Century Autofiction by Elena Ferrante and Amlie Nothomb
- Biography
- Books
- Texts of songs
- Film adaptations
- Stage adaptations
- Audio books
- References
The Figure of the Woman writer in the 21st Century: Autofiction by Elena Ferrante and Amélie Nothomb
Biography
Amélie Nothomb, was born in Etterbeek, Belgium on 9 July 1966, to Belgian diplomat Patrick Nothomb, She lived in Japan from the age of two until she was five years old. Subsequently, she lived in China, New York, Bangladesh, Burma, the United Kingdom (Coventry) and Laos. She is from an old noble Belgian political family and is the grandniece of Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, a Belgian foreign minister (1980–1981), and great granddaughter of writer and politician Pierre Nothomb. She has one brother and one sister, Juliette Nothomb.
While in Japan, Nothomb attended a local school and learned Japanese. When she was five, the family moved to China. "Quitter le Japon fut pour moi un arrachement" ("Leaving Japan was a wrenching separation for me"), she wrote in Fear and Trembling. She studied philology at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Having finished her studies, Nothomb returned to Japan to work in a Japanese company in Tokyo. Her experience of this time, is expressed in Fear and Trembling.
Nothomb's first novel, Hygiène de l'assassin, was published in 1992. Since then, she has published approximately one novel per year, including Les Catilinaires (1995), English title The Stranger Next Door, Fear and Trembling (1999) and Métaphysique des tubes (2000, published in English as The Character of Rain). She has been awarded numerous prizes, including the 1993 Prix Jacques-Chardonne, the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française 1999, the Grand prix Jean Giono (2008), and since 2015 is a member of the Belgium Royal Academy of French language and literature.
She wrote a romanticized biography (The Book of Proper Names) of French female singer Robert in 2002 and during the period 2000–2002 wrote the lyrics for nine tracks of the same artist.
A documentary co-written and directed by Laureline Amanieux and Luca Chiari about Amélie's return to Japan and rediscovery of the beauty of the landscapes, the peaceful rites, the sadness of Fukushima, but especially, the meeting with her Japanese nursemaid, Nishio San was made in 2012.
By a Royal Decree of 8 July 2015, Nothomb was ennobled as a non-hereditary baroness.
Books
Unless otherwise stated, all works were originally published in French by Éditions Albin Michel.
Texts of songs
Film adaptations
Stage adaptations
With Valérie Mairesse, Pétronille de Saint-Rapt, Vanessa Jarry Direction: Annabelle Milot
With Pauline Foschia, Jeanne Gougeau, Laurence Vielle Adaptation et direction: Brigitte Bailleux, Laurence Vielle
With John Durand and Olivier Renault Adaptation and direction: Emmanuel Samatani and Jean-Daniel Uldry
With Michel Boy, Julie Turin, Grégory Gerrebo Direction: Stéphane Cottin
With Cécile Schletzer and Claire Rieussec Direction: Claire Rieussec
With Daniel Hanssens, Nathalie Cornet, Valérie Marchand and Vincent Lécuyer Direction: Pierre Santini
With Nathalie Cornet, Michel Hinderyckx, Jessica Gazon, Stéphanie Blanchoud… Adaptation and direction: Christine Delmotte
With Philippe Doré, Freddy Zimmer, Florine Moreau Direction: Hubert Vinzani
With Layla Metssitane Adaptation and direction: Layla Metssitane
Audio books
Eight of Amélie Nothomb's novels were adapted in the form of audio books, four first ones were published by the editions "VDB", the others by "Audiolib" :
Support: 3 audio CD (lasted: 3:15 am min, complete text), ref. V.D.B. 008.
Support: 3 audio CD (lasted: 2:52 am min, complete text), ref. V.D.B. 033. Musical illustration: Thierry Duhamel.
Support: 4 audio CD (lasted: 4:17 am min, complete text), ref. V.D.B. 074. Musical illustration: Thierry Duhamel.
Support: 3 audio CD (lasted: 5:39 am min, complete text), ref. V.D.B. 104. Musical illustration: Thierry Duhamel.
Support: 1 audio CD (lasted: 3:50 am min, complete text), ref. Audiolib 25 0012 02.
Support: 1 audio CD (lasted: 3:00 am min, complete text), ref. Audiolib 25 0049 4.
Support: 2 audio CD (lasted: 1:54 am min, complete text), ref. Audiolib 25 0129 4.
Support: 1 audio CD (lasted: 2:42 am min, complete text), ref. Audiolib 25 281 3.