The Character of Rain: A Novel
Book Details
Author(s)Nothomb, Amelie
PublisherSt. Martin's Griffin
ISBN / ASIN0312302487
ISBN-139780312302481
AvailabilityIn Stock.
Sales Rank352,403
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
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.




