Amélie Nothomb

Amélie Nothomb (born Fabienne-Claire on 9 July 1966) is a Belgian writer who writes in French.^[1]

Amélie Nothomb
Born	Fabienne Nothomb (1966-07-09) 9 July 1966 (age 57) Etterbeek
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Belgian
Notable works	Stupeur et tremblements

Amélie Nothomb was born in Etterbeek, Belgium to Belgian diplomats. She lived in Japan, then in China, New York^{[disambiguation needed]}, Bangladesh, Burma, Coventry and Laos.

Nothomb's first novel, Hygiène de l'assassin, was published in 1992. Since then, she has published about one novel per year, including Les Catilinaires (1995), Fear and Trembling (1999) and Métaphysique des tubes (2000, published in English as The Character of Rain). She has been awarded many prizes, including the 1999 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, the Prix René-Fallet, and the 1993 Prix Alain-Fournier.