About the Author

Amélie Nothomb is the author of over twenty novels, including Tokyo Fiancée, published by Europa Editions in 2009. Nothomb’s books have been translated into over fifteen languages and have been awarded the French Academy’s 1999 Grand Prix for the Novel, the René-Fallet prize, the Alain-Fournier prize, and the Grand Prix Giono in 2008. Nothomb lives in Paris and Brussels.