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The Character of Rain : A Novel
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The Character of Rain
Author(s): Amelie Nothomb
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.
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ISBN: 9780312302481
Author(s): Amelie Nothomb
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.
Review(s):
“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
ISBN: 9780312302481