The Character of Rain

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 Amelie Nothomb's new novel, The Character of Rain, we learn that divinity is a difficult thing from which to recover, particularly if, like the child in this story, you have spent the first two and a half years of life in a nearly vegetative state."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Social life and customs,  Children,  Japanese National characteristics,  Fiction,  Fiction, general,  Belgians,  Belgian fiction (French),  Novel,  Women Authors,  Literature,  Wit and humor in literature,  French fiction,  Kleinkind,  Belgier,  Roman,  Ausgabe,  Französisch,  Belletristische Darstellung

Places: French-speaking countries,  Japan

Times: 20th century