Tokyo Fiancee

Amélie Nothomb brings humor, intelligence, and a refreshing honesty to this highly autobiographical work. Her storytelling appeals to those who feel that their own immediate and personal sense of love is seldom adequately represented in popular fiction. 

Amélie is a young language teacher living in Tokyo. When she succumbs to the attentions of her one and only student–the shy, wealthy, and sincere Rinri–the two find themselves in an vibrant affair that is as unusual as it is tender. As their relationship unfolds revelations on foreigness, communication, age and fluctuating nature of love. 

Tokyo Fiancée foregoes conventions to create a compelling image of love for the contemporary woman, an anti-Prince-Charming story that is an antidote to traditional romantic fables.

Amelie Nothomb was born in Japan to Belgian parents in 1967. She lives in Paris. Since her debut on the French literary scene a little more than a decade ago, Amelie Nothomb has published a novel a year, every year. Her edgy fiction, unconventional thinking, and public persona have combined to transform her into a worldwide literary sensation. Nothomb's books have been translated into over fifteen different languages and been awarded numerous prizes, including the French Academy’s 1999 Grand Prix for the Novel, the Rene-Fallet prize, the Alain-Fournier prize, and the Grand Prix Giono in 2008.