Tokyo Fiancée by Amélie Nothomb, translated by Alison Anderson
12 Aug, by in Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Japanese, Translation
Referred to on the front flap as "highly autobiographical," this slim story proves to be an addictive quick read. The protagonist Amélie (who is not so unlike the author Amélie) returns to Japan where she was born to Belgian parents and spent part of her...