Fear and Trembling
According to ancient Japanese protocol, foreigners deigning to approach the emperor did so only with fear and trembling. Terror and self-abasement conveyed respect. Amélie, our well-intentioned and eager young Western heroine, goes to Japan to spend a year working at the Yumimoto Corporation....
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According to ancient Japanese protocol, foreigners deigning to approach the emperor did so only with fear and trembling. Terror and self-abasement conveyed respect. Amélie, our well-intentioned and eager young Western heroine, goes to Japan to spend a year working at the Yumimoto Corporation. Returning to the land where she was born is the fulfillment of a dream for Amélie; working there turns into comic nightmare. Alternately disturbing and hilarious, unbelievable and shatteringly convincing, Fear and Trembling will keep readers clutching tight to the pages of this taut little novel, caught up in the throes of fear, trembling, and, ultimately, delight.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312288570 (0312288573)
ASIN: 312288573
Publish date: April 18th 2002
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
20th Century,
Contemporary,
Roman,
France,
French Literature,
Japan,
Belgium,
Belgian
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