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Amélie Nothomb: Métaphysique des tubes (French language, 2000, Albin Michel)

The Character of Rain (French: Métaphysique des tubes) is a 2000 short novel by the …

Review of 'Métaphysique des tubes' on Goodreads

Epic and sparkling first half, very physical and very metaphysical indeed. The second half can't live up to this. It's basically just episodes from a childhood in Japan. Nice, but a disappointment after such a start.