Métaphysique des tubes

"The Japanese believe that until the age of three, children, whether Japanese or not, are gods, each one an okosama, or "lord child." On their third birthday they fall from grace and join the rest of the human race. In Amelie Nothomb's new novel, The Character of Rain, we learn that divinity is a difficult thing from which to recover, particularly if, like the child in this story, you have spent the first two and a half years of life in a nearly vegetative state."--BOOK JACKET.

Year

2002

Language

English

Publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

Editions

21

Reader rating

3.4 / 5 (7)

Pages

144

ISBN

9780312302481

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