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Amélie Nothomb is a Belgian author who writes in French and has become one of the most widely read contemporary writers in the French-speaking world since her debut in the 1990s. Her novels, which often blend humor with darker psychological themes, have earned her international recognition and made her an important figure in modern European literature.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1967
- Works
- 51
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Writing · Etterbeek, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Known for
- The Darwinners — Diane de Brassempouy (voice)2024
- Serge à Paris2024
- Quelle époque ! — Self - Guest2022
- Dorian Gray: A Portrait of Oscar Wilde — Self2019
- Rembob'Ina — Self (écrivaine)2018
- Clique — Self - Guest2013
- Amélie Nothomb, une vie entre deux eaux — Herself2012
- C à vous — Self - Guest2009
- Club social — Self2008
- Vivement dimanche — Self1998
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Music · MusicBrainz
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Baroness Fabienne Claire Nothomb ( French pronunciation: [fabjɛn klɛːʁ nɔtɔ̃b]; born 13 August 1967), better known by her pen name Amélie Nothomb (French: [ameli nɔtɔ̃b]), is a Belgian Francophone novelist. 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 has published a book a year. Her novels are among the top literary sales and have been translated into several languages. She is a Commander of the Order of the Crown and has had the title of Baroness bestowed upon her by King Philippe of Belgium. Her satirical novel about corporate life in Japan Fear and Trembling won the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1999, and in 2015 she was elected to the Royal Academy of French Language and Literature in Belgium.
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1966 births20th-century Belgian novelists20th-century French non-fiction writers20th-century French women writers21st-century Belgian novelists21st-century French non-fiction writers21st-century French women writersAge controversiesBelgian nobilityBelgian women writersCommanders of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)French-language Belgian writers