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Fear and Trembling
Fear and Trembling
Author: Amelie Nothomb, Adriana Hunter (Translator)
According to ancient Japanese protocol, foreigners deigning to approach the emperor did so only with fear and trembling. Terror and self-abasement conveyed respect. Amélie, our well-intentioned and eager young Western heroine, goes to Japan to spend a year working at the Yumimoto Corporation. Returning to the land where she was born is th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312272180
ISBN-10: 0312272189
Publication Date: 2001
Pages: 132
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Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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An odd but thoroughly enjoyable novel of a foreign (Belgian) woman working in a Tokyo high-rise firm. I was on the edge of my seat as tp what would happen next throughout the whole book, and I read it in one sitting. The clash of cultures could not be more aptly written. Humorous as well as infuriating!


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