Life Form (novel)

Life Form
AuthorAmélie Nothomb
Original titleUne forme de vie
TranslatorAlison Anderson
GenreEpistolary novel
PublishedAlbin Michel
Media typePrint
ISBN978-2226215178

Life Form, (French: Une forme de vie) is the nineteenth novel by Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb, published in French in 2010 by Albin Michel and translated into English by Alison Anderson. It was nominated at the International Dublin Literary Award.[1]

The short novel features a fictional correspondence between Amélie Nothomb the writer, and Melvin Mapple, an obese lonely and anxious US Army soldier stationed in Baghdad, Iraq.
Through their correspondence, the two construct a separate, shared reality in text.
It brings the author to interweave in the narration, reflections on language, writing, reality, experiences, communication and "artistic modernity".[citation needed]

Autofiction and mise en abyme, edgy and weird with a surrealistic ending.[2][3] [4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "The nominees". The International Literary Award, Dublin City Council. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Life Form by Amélie Nothomb". The Complete review. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Fiction Shelf". Los Angeles Times. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  4. ^ "The Epistolary Unraveling: Amélie Nothomb's "Life Form" Reviewed". vol1brooklyn. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Life Form': a fan's notes to a novelist". The Seattle Times. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Life Form". French Embassy in the United States. Retrieved 11 July 2017.


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