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A Form of Life, ("Une forme de vie" in French) is the 19th book of the Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb, brought out this autumn. But before anything else, a little introduction about the author :
Amélie Nothomb was born on the 13th August 1967 in Kobe (Japan). She was born in Japan because of her father who was the Belgian ambassador in Japan. After some years, she moved up to China and other Asian countries. At the age of 17th, she discovered, for the first time, Belgium, where she made philology studies.
This book is about a correspondence between Amélie and an American soldier, Melvin Mapple. This two will send each other many letters. Melvin will talk about his and his firends' obesity problem and Amélie will tell him how she hates when her fans are sometimes invasive and when they believe that they know everything about her. All along their correspondence a kind of friendship will born between them.
This novel is a turning point in Amélie Nothomb's style. For the first time she will talk about obesity whereas she used to talk about anorexia. And she also talked for the first time of the intrusion of her fans in her life. This novel is a great example of the A. N.'s universe.
I really liked this novel, as ever, because of Amélie's humour and self-mockery. There were some passages that were a bit long and boring, but there were not so many, so it was a good book that I really liked to read.
David
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Good job David! Concise, written with style and complete article.
ReplyDeleteNow some corrections:
- 13th August (no OF, we say it, we don't write it)
- Asian countries
- ...soldier, Melvin Mapple.
- his and his friends'obesity problem
- will appear OR raise between them
- of A. N.'s universe
- passages that were
- not so many
Finally, choose if you want to talk in the present, past or future, because you mix the tenses a bit too much.
CD