Fear and Trembling (novel)

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Fear and Trembling (original title: Stupeur et tremblements, what originally means Amazement and Trembling) is a novel by Amélie Nothomb, first published in 1999. It was awarded the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française that year.

[edit] Explanation of title

According to the novel, in Japan, protocol states that in the presence of the Emperor, who until 1947 had been considered a living god, a person must demonstrate his or her reverence with fear and trembling, though most Japanese citizens today are unaware of this injunction.

[edit] Plot introduction

Amélie, a young Belgian woman who spent the first five years of her life in Japan, signs a one-year contract as a translator at the prestigious company Yumimoto.

Beginning at the bottom of the corporate ladder, Amélie manages to descend even lower...

[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

• Fear and Trembling, a film by Alain Corneau, released in 2003.

[edit] Release details

• Stupeur et tremblements, Éditions Albin Michel, 1999. ISBN 2-226-10950-1
• Stupeur et tremblements, Livre de Poche, 2001. ISBN 2-253-15071-1

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