The Character Of Rain A Novel by Amelie Nothomb

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.

Publisher:	St. Martin's Press
Year:	2003
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9780312302481
Condition:	Good

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SKU: 1588028
Location: Fiction