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 Amélie Nothomb’s new novel The Character of Rain, we learn that divinity is a difficult thing from which to recover.
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Hardback Editions
April 2002 : Hardback
| Title: The Character of Rain: A Novel Author(s): Amelie Nothomb, Timothy Bent ISBN: 0-312-28600-7 / 978-0-312-28600-2 (USA edition) Publisher: St. Martin's Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
November 2004 : Paperback
| Title: The Character of Rain Author(s): Amélie Nothomb ISBN: 0-571-22049-5 / 978-0-571-22049-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Character of Rain: A Novel Author(s): Amelie Nothomb ISBN: 0-312-30248-7 / 978-0-312-30248-1 (USA edition) Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2002 : Paperback
| Title: The Character of Rain. Author(s): Amelie Nothomb Publisher: St. Martin's Press Availability: Amazon More details... |
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April 2010 : Kindle edition
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