Publication

2006 - Faber and Faber, London, England

Language

English

Translation of: Biographie de la faim

Word Count

35,750 words, Guess

Page Count

143 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • LibraryThing53683

Classifications

  • DDC843.914
  • LCCPQ2674.O778 B5613 2006

Description

The daughter of a Belgian diplomat, Amelie had an itinerant childhood, ranging from Tokyo to Peking and Paris to New York by way of Bangladesh. Recounting these formative journeys right up to her return to Japan in 1989, and the Kobe earthquake, this work is an examination of the self.

Subjects

Topics

HungerFictionFiction, generalHunger -- Fiction.Childhood and youthNothomb, Amélie. -- Childhood and youth -- Fiction.

Genres

  • Fiction.

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