Fear and Trembling - Softcover

"Elegantly written . . . Nothomb demonstrates a shrewd understanding of the intricate ways Japanese relationships are made and spoiled." --The New York Times Book Review

"[A] polished little satire." --The Wall Street Journal

"A scathingly funny novella." --Newsday (New York)

"Amélie Nothomb adds humor, the ingredient most often missing in other writers from France of her generation, the ingredient most difficult to translate." --Los Angeles Times

"An utterly charming, humorous tale of East meets West . . . Nothomb is a terrific writer whose writing style is simple, honest, and elegant. Very highly recommended." --Library Journal

"A sharp, satiric new novel . . . Readers are sure to be won over by her spare, self-deprecating and wise tale." --Publishers Weekly

"Highly entertaining . . . Fear and Trembling (a perfect title) is filled with both droll observations and wry bitch gags." --Kirkus Reviews

"There can be no doubt about Amélie Nothomb's talent: her imagination, energy, facility, fertility, her edgy use of language all prove that she is a writer of enormous gifts. Her writing is as sharp as a whip, the perfect antidote to sleep-inducing novels. She wakes you up. She shakes you up . . . Fear and Trembling will keep readers entertained and on the edge of their seats until the final page." --Le Figaro

"More than anything this is a beautiful love story--in which Sappho meets the Marquis de Sade." --Le Nouvel Observateur

"Fear and Trembling is Nothomb at her finest. Never has she been so daring or inspired . . . This book is a small miracle. On second thought, no 'small' about it; it is plain and simple a miracle." --Le Point