About “Métaphysique des tubes”

According to Japanese belief described here, children up to age three are gods, or okosama, before falling from grace at their third birthday to join the rest of humanity. The novel follows a child who spent the first two and a half years of life in a nearly vegetative state before recovering from this early divinity.

Book details

Published
2002
Latest edition
2002 · ISBN 9780571220496
ISBN
9780571220496

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How many pages is Métaphysique des tubes?

Métaphysique des tubes by Amélie Nothomb has 144 pages.

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