PARIS -- Amelie Nothomb, the acclaimed Belgian novelist, has long displayed a fascination with Japan, where she lived as a child and later worked before becoming one of the most popular authors writing in French, with 33 novels to her name in as many years.
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Belgian novelist Amelie Nothomb has found rich subject matter in drawing on her experiences in Japan, where she spent her early childhood and returned later as an adult. (Courtesy of Albin Michel)
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