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The Character of Rain
The Japanese believe that until the age of three children, whether Japanese or not, are gods, each one an okosama, or "lord child." On their third birthday they fall from grace and join the rest of the human race. In Amélie Nothomb's new novel The Character of Rain, we learn that divinity is a difficult thing from which to recover.
Book Details
- Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
- Publish Date: Apr 23rd, 2003
- Pages: 144
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.40in - 5.50in - 0.50in - 0.40lb
- EAN: 9780312302481
- Categories: • Literary
About the Author
Nothomb, Amelie: - Amelie Nothomb's novels are international bestsellers. Belgian by birth, she lives in Paris. Her novel Fear and Trembling (Griffin) was made into a successful film in France.
Praise for this book
"Nothomb potently distills from the state of infancy the intensity of beginnings, the precariousness, the trailed clouds of glory...that grow indistinct as childhood approaches." --Richard Eder, The New York Times
"Witty and original. Perhaps the best yet from one of Europe's finest young writers." --Kirkus Reviews