The Character of Rain
Condition: SECONDHAND
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The Japanese believe that until the age of 3, children, are gods, each one a 'Lord Child'. On their third birthday they fall from grace and join the rest of humanity. Narrated by a child - from the age of two and a half up until her third birthday - this novel reveals that the move from deity to ordinary member of the human race can be a very difficult thing indeed from which to recover.
Author: Amelie Nothomb
Format: Paperback, 144 pages, 200mm x 128mm, 115 g
Published: 2004, Faber & Faber, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Description
The Japanese believe that until the age of 3, children, are gods, each one a 'Lord Child'. On their third birthday they fall from grace and join the rest of humanity. Narrated by a child - from the age of two and a half up until her third birthday - this novel reveals that the move from deity to ordinary member of the human race can be a very difficult thing indeed from which to recover.
The Character of Rain