Title: Biography of Hunger - Amélie Nothomb - book
Summary :
The author of Stupeur et tremblants and Metaphysique des tubes brings to life her early childhood memories in Japan, but also in Beijing, New York, Bangladesh and other places where the career of her diplomatic father took her.
At the heart of the kaleidoscope: hunger. The mystery of hunger, gluttonous hunger, joyful or tragic and distressing, a perpetual quest for an unattainable fulfillment, which explains the history of peoples as much as that of individuals.
The figures of the father, a Japanese nanny, and a tenderly loved sister also emerge in this modest and sincere story, using dark humor and provocation.
