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Amélie Nothomb

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Amélie Nothomb

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Also known as Fabienne Nothomb, Amelie Nothomb

Belgian Francophone writer (born 1966)

OverviewAI-generated

Amélie Nothomb, born Fabienne Claire Nothomb, is a Belgian writer, screenwriter, short story writer, and novelist. She was born in Etterbeek, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium, and is a member of the Academie Royale de Langue et de littérature Françaises. Nothomb speaks French and Japanese and has been educated at the Université libre de Bruxelles. Her literary work is associated with the postmodern literature movement.

Her notable works include *Hygiene and the Assassin*, *The Character of Rain*, *Tokyo Fiancée*, and *The Book of Proper Names*. Other recognized titles are *Les prénoms epicènes*, *Le Japon éternel*, *Le Japon d'Amelie Nothomb*, *Brillant comme une casserole*, and *Acide sulfurique*. She has received several awards, including the Prix Alain-Fournier, Prix de Flore, Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, and Prix Renaudot. Her books are published by Éditions Albin Michel.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1967
Works
51

Top works

  • Les prénoms epicènes
  • Le Japon éternel
  • Le Japon d'Amelie Nothomb
  • Brillant comme une casserole
  • Acide sulfurique

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Film & TV

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

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Belgium
Active from
1966
Official siteDiscogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
193
Total plays
3,090

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    · 2016 · cited 4,417x

  2. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)<sup>1</sup>

    · 2021 · cited 2,493x

  3. Towards a proteome-scale map of the human protein–protein interaction network

    · 2005 · cited 2,477x

  4. New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    · 2010 · cited 1,879x

  5. A Proteome-Scale Map of the Human Interactome Network

    · 2014 · cited 1,310x

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Official website

Amélie Nothomb

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Amélie Nothomb, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Artwork

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Encyclopedic overview

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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