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| Author | Amélie Nothomb |
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| Original title | Robert des noms propres |
| Translator | Shaun Whiteside |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publication date | 2002 |
| Publication place | Belgium |
| Pages | 170 |
| ISBN | 2-226-13389-5 |
| Preceded by | The Enemy's Cosmetique |
| Followed by | Antichrista |
The Book of Proper Names (French: Robert des noms propres) is a Belgian novel by Amélie Nothomb. It was first published in 2002. It is a romanticized account of the life of the singer RoBERT, whom Nothomb became acquainted with as an avid admirer of her songs.
Plot
In a vaguely surreal story, an extraordinary little girl is born from strange circumstances - her mother murdered her father, gave birth in prison, and then hanged herself. Plectrude, as the girl is unfortunately named by her mother, is adopted by her aunt and lives a fairy-like existence until she enrolls into the Paris Opera Ballet School, a rigorous institution portrayed as a "scalpel to slice away the last flesh of childhood."
References
- Nothomb, Amelie (2015-07-21). The Book of Proper Names: A Novel. St. Martin's Press.
- "A writer's life: Amélie Nothomb". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- "Amélie Nothomb | BÉNIS SOIENT CEUX QUI INSPIRENT L'AMOUR". www.amelie-nothomb.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- "Amélie Nothomb | The Institute of Modern Languages Research". modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- "RoBERT - Nouvel album le 24 mars avec Plastic Art Noise". robertlesite.net. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- "Myriam Roulet / France Inter". France Inter. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ""Chanteuse RoBERT parle du roman d'Amélie Nothomb"", youtube, retrieved 2015-12-10
- Figes, Kate (28 May 2004). "Review: The Book of Proper Names by Amélie Nothomb". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- "Murdered by her heroine". The Telegraph. May 15, 2004.
- "The Scotsman, "A twisted ballerina's dance macabre" 09, May 2004".
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