by Amélie Nothomb · labutxaca · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788499300610
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«Estupor i tremolors» is the autobiographical novel by Amélie Nothomb, published by labutxaca in paperback (112 pages, in Catalan).
It tells the story of a young Belgian woman who starts working at a large Japanese company in Tokyo. In a highly hierarchical environment, being a woman and a Westerner makes her the target of humiliation and progressive workplace degradation: she moves from accounting to serving coffee, handling the photocopier, and even cleaning the men's toilets.
The Catalan translation is by Antoni Dalmau i Ribalta. The work, whose original title is «Stupeur et Tremblements», was awarded the Grand Prix du Roman de l'Académie française in 1999.
This Catalan edition is aimed at readers of contemporary fiction interested in cultural clash and the narrative of Amélie Nothomb.
Baroness Fabienne Claire Nothomb, better known by her pen name Amélie Nothomb, is a Belgian Francophone novelist. Part of her childhood was spent in Asia.
