Neither of Eve nor of Adam

Neither of Eve nor of Adam is the 16th novel of the Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb, published on August 22nd, 2007.

Synopsis

“Stupor and tremors could give the impression that in Japan, the adulthood, I was only most disastrous of the employees. Neither of Eve nor of Adam will reveal that to the same time and in the same place, I was also promised in marriage of very singular Tokyoïte. ”

This autobiographical text of 238 pages has as a framework the Japan, country where Amélie Nothomb lived during its childhood. Chronologically, it is located before and during the events reported in Stupeur and tremors .

Neither of Eve nor of Adam tells the history in love which the French-speaking auteure with a young Japanese of good family knew. Met initially within the framework of its French private lessons, Rinri will get excited of the Amélie young person, then 21 years old, that with awkwardness he starts by naming “my mistress”.

Of its own consent, Amélie Nothomb forever as much written on the feeling in love.

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