Antichrista - Softcover

Nothomb, Amélie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571224830 ISBN 13: 9780571224838

Publisher: Faber and Faber, 2005

Synopsis

‘Concise, philosophical, enigmatic, Nothomb’s writing is highly personal and beyond fault ... It is a belated treat that her books are finally being published in the UK.’ Guardian When lonely sixteen-year-old university student Blanche meets the dazzling Christa, she is swept off her feet. Christa, who talks freely of her impoverished background in the Eastern Belgian town of Malmedy, claims to work in a bar with her boyfriend, a David Bowie lookalike called Detlev. When Blanche’s mother, who finds her own daughter rather colourless, bookish and dull, is also dazzled by Christa though, she soon invites her to stay at the family house. Suddenly Christa can do no wrong and, as Blanche’s parents scour their address-books for long-lost friends to invite to dinner to meet the newcomer, their friendship sours and Blanche’s already negligible self-confidence goes into a steep decline. With all the characteristics of Amélie Nothomb’s unique fictional landscapes, Antechrista is a funny, dark and revealing journey through female friendship and rivalry.

About this title

Synopsis:

When Blanche's mother, who finds her own daughter rather colourless, bookish and dull, is also dazzled by Christa, she soon invites her to stay at the family house. Suddenly Christa can do no wrong and, as Blanche's parents scour their address books for long-lost friends to invite to dinner to meet the newcomer, their friendship sours and Blanche's already negligible self-confidence goes into a steep decline. With all the characteristics of Amelie Nothomb's unique fictional landscapes, Antechrista is a funny, dark and revealing journey through female friendship and rivalry.

About the Author:

Belgian by nationality, Amélie Nothomb was born in Kobe, Japan, and currently lives in Paris. She is the bestselling author of fourteen novels, translated into thirty languages.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber and Faber
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0571224830
• ISBN 13: 9780571224838
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128