Stupeur Et Tremblements [Mass Market Paperback]

Amelie Nothomb (Author)

Book Description

Series: Ldp Litterature | Publication Date: June 2001

Monsieur Haneda était le supérieur de monsieur Omochi, qui était le supérieur de monsieur Saito, qui était le supérieur de mademoiselle Mori, qui était ma supérieure. Et moi, je n'étais la supérieure de personne. On pourrait dire les choses autrement. J'étais aux ordres de mademoiselle Mori, qui était aux ordres de monsieur Saito, et ainsi de suite, avec cette précision que les ordres pouvaient, en aval, sauter les échelons hiérarchiques. Donc, dans la compagnie Yumimoto, j'étais aux ordres de tout le monde.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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Language Notes

Text: French --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 186 pages
• Publisher: Hachette (June 2001)
• Language: French
• ISBN-10: 2253150711
• ISBN-13: 978-2253150718
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Un excellent livre pour se réchauffer le coeur !, November 11, 2003

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Hans Laurent Van Costenoble (Provincetown, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stupeur Et Tremblements (Mass Market Paperback)

J'ai acheté le livre de N. Nothomb et je l'ai dévoré en 2 jours. Qu'est-ce que c'est amusant ! Je crois que je vais acheter ses autres bouquins, car elle a un style d'écriture excellent et qui qui est très agréable à lire. En plus elle manie très bien le sarcasme et elle utilise un vocabulaire très riche et très soutenu.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For anyone who is studying french, February 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Stupeur et tremblements (Paperback)

If you have never read a book in french but are willing to try, pick up this one. It may not be her finest work, but it's extremely funny and easy to read; you'll find yourself lol-ing and loving it. I've looked at the sample pages of the english translation, and they seem pretty good, but if you feel like improving your french, this copy is what you are looking for. It took me 2 long hot baths to finish it. Pure pleasure for the brain, wrinkles for my skin. In any case, she's refreshing.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good things happen in French Literature, May 23, 2006

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A. Braga "Andrea Braga" (Porto Alegre, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stupeur Et Tremblements (Mass Market Paperback)

This young belgium writer - nominated by French Academy under her 30's, is one of the best contemporary french speaking writers. She has a strange sense of humour, an accurate aproach to FAR EAST culture (her father has been a dipomat in Japan and China,) and an extraordinary hability to build up plots on human miseries that arises disgust and empathy all together. I read all her books published in french, and I recommend them all. The ones I liked best are "La Métaphysique des tubes", "La sabotage amoreux", "Stupeur et Tremblements" and "Péplum".