FRANCOFEST |: Newmag presents “Blue Beard” by Amélie Nothomb, Baroness and Europe's goth princess (Trailer)

Amélie was born in Belgium. Her father, Baron Patrick Nothomb, was a diplomat, so the future novelist has lived in China, Japan, the United States, Laos, Burma, and Bangladesh since childhood. King Philip granted her a baronetcy in 2015.

Amélie Nothomb lives in Paris and writes in French. She does not use a computer but writes her novels with a pen, eight hours a day. According to her, she writes 3.7 novels in a year but publishes a quarter of them. That's why she has submitted only 16 novels to the readers’ judgment.

Divine Amélie, that's the nickname of Nothomb. Her 20th novel, “Blue Beard”, is based on a famous fairy tale. Nothomb is a master of paradox. She turned the medieval tale into a modern story about a reclusive, strange aristocrat and a young, courageous woman. 

The novel is a mystery full of psychological games, a flawless story built with high-class dialogues, filled with luxurious, expensive, and golden champagne. It is difficult to determine the genre of the book: detective, thriller, or romance.

The reader will surely feel fear and excitement, but more than that, supreme pleasure, which is rewarded by the brilliant dialogue built with subtle puns. The author creates a chamber environment in a luxurious atmosphere, where religion and metaphysics present the reader with a choice.

THE PROGRAM OF FRANCOFEST

The presentation of this impressive work will take place during FRANCOFEST, on September 9, at 4 p.m. in Lovers' Park.