Baroness Fabienne Claire Nothomb (French pronunciation: [fabjɛn klɛʁ nɔtɔ̃b]), better known by her pen name Amélie Nothomb (French: [ameli nɔtɔ̃b]; born 13 August 1967), is a Belgian Francophone novelist. Part of her childhood was spent in Asia. A prolific author, since the publication of her first novel Hygiene and the Assassin in 1992, at the age of twenty-six, she has published a book a year. Her novels are among the top literary sales and have been translated into several languages. She is a Commander of the Order of the Crown and has had the title of Baroness bestowed upon her by King Philippe of Belgium. Her satirical novel about corporate life in Japan Fear and Trembling won the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1999, and in 2015 she was elected to the Royal Academy of French Language and Literature in Belgium.
Amélie Nothomb
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אמילי. וייגל אליזבט נותומב, آملی نوتوم, ئامێلی نۆتوم, and 27 others
ამელი ნოტომი, Нотомб, 艾蜜莉·諾彤, Ameli Not̕omb, Amalie Nothomb, Amélie Nothombová, Амелі Нотомб, Amélie Nothomb, Ամելի Նոթոմբ, Amēlija Notomba, Fabienne Claire Nothomb, アメリー ノートン, Amelie Nothomb, Αμελί Νοτόμπ, אמילי נותומב, Амели Нотомб, 아멜리 노통브, 阿梅丽·诺冬, อาเมลี นอตง, Ameli Notomb, Amalia Nothomb, نوتومب، أميلى،, אמלי נותומב, アメリー・ノートン, إيميلي نوثومب, अमेलि नवम्बर, Nothomb - Born:
- July 9, 1966
