Stupeur et tremblements

Posted on 14 January 2017 by Amélie Nothomb

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Read Stupeur et tremblements – kino-fada.fr 3.5 stars I must say, I was really surprised by this book I work for a Japanese company here in Vancouver and I have noticed that my Japanese co workers have to adhere to different standards and rules from the rest of us we don t question it, what can you do It s been interesting working there because half of my co workers are Japanese, the other half aren t We ve had to adapt to each other s cultures and I think we do so quite well It does feel like we re split into two camps and I ha 3.5 stars I must say, I was really sur...My Japanese friend Yukie said I had to read this if I wanted to understand how a Japanese job worked And indeed I do feel I have a great dealinsight into it Rule number 1 NEVER take initiative for anything you re not supposed to take initiative for The heroine finds this out the hard way She s just started working for this Japanese company She speaks fluent Japanese, French and English, so of course, like any Westerner, she s looking for an opportunity to impress her new bosses A col My Japanese friend Yukie said I ha...Japan sure brings out the bonkers in everybody, doesn t it Bonkers a demotic English term meaning crazy but with the element of horror removed and an extra squirt of I will never understand this in a million years get me out of this room I tried, you may know this already, to get on board with The Wind Up Bird Chronicle That was a little too eyerollingly cute weird for me I had a go with the other Murakami guy Ryu, not Haruki and he was really strange.Then there was Natsuo Kirino The Japan sure brings out the bonkers in everybody, doesn t it Bonkers a demotic English term meaning crazy but with the element of horror removed and an extra squirt of I will never understand this in a million years get me out of this room I tried, you may know this already, to get on board with The Wind Up Bird Chronicle That was a little too eyerollingly cute weird for me I had a go with the other Murakami...Stupeur et tremblements Fear and Trembling, Am lie NothombFear and Trembling original title Stupeur et tremblements, which means Amazement and trembling is a satirical novel by Am lie Nothomb, first published in 1999, and translated into English by Adriana Hunter in 2001 It was awarded the Grand Prix du roman de l Acad mie fran aise that year 2003 1 Stupeur et tremblements Fear and Trembling, Am lie NothombFear and Trembling original title Stupeur et tremblements, which means A...My Japanese friend, 30 ish, former competitive cross country skier , now a sushi man working in Poland, moved all the way from the other side of the world to Warsaw, just to make sushi for local yuppies Can you imagine In order to escape Tokio s corporate nightmare, he swapped continents, traded cultures, left his family behind and moved to this obscure little country called Poland I mean I like it here, but it s not the most foreigner friendly place Especially not if you are a slender Japan My Japanese friend, 30 ish, former competitive cross country skier , now a sushi man working in Poland, moved all the way from the other side of the world to Warsaw, just to make sushi for local yuppies Can you imagine In...Fear and Trembling embraces the strange with a wicked arsenal of irrational but noble thoughts and actions by the superb heroine Her authentic recklessness captivates, no enamours, the reader I had very strong feelings for this incredible novel because I lived EXACTLY the type of professional downward spiral that all but defeats you Like a posher precursor to The Devil Wears Prada, the entire plot unravels within the confines of the claustrophobic and limiting Workplace This is an Fear and Trembling embraces the strange with a wicked arsenal of irrational but noble thoughts and actions by the superb heroine Her authentic recklessness captivates, no enamours, the reader I had ve...I had mixed expectations when approaching Belgium s enfant terrible, Am lie Nothomb having heard plenty of praise and criticism in equal measure So it was with fear and trembling I approached Nothomb s Prix du roman de l Acad mie fran aise winning novel Fear and Trembling, aware of the author s reputation as a quirky, hip and contemporary writer Little did I know that the novel, itself highly autobiographical, charting the struggles of a Belgian worker, Am lie, within the various rigidities of I had mixed expectations when approaching Belgium s enfant terrible, Am lie Nothomb having heard plenty of praise and criticism in equal measure So it was with fear and trembling I approached Nothomb s Prix du roman de l Acad mie fran aise winning novel Fear and Trembling, aware of the author s reputation as a quirky, hip and contemporary writer Little did I know that the novel, itself highly autobiographical, charting the struggles of a Belgian worker, Am lie, within the various rigidities of Ja....

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14 January 2017

Amélie Nothomb