The Character of Rain by Amélie Nothomb, Timothy Bent

The Character of Rain

Amélie Nothomb, Timothy Bent

176 pages first pub 2000 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary memoir emotional funny reflective fast-paced
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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 Th...

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