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The Book of Proper Names (French: Robert des noms propres) is a Belgian novel by Amélie Nothomb. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] It was first published in 2002. It is a romanticized account of the life of the singer RoBERT , [8] [9] whom Nothomb became acquainted with as an avid admirer of her songs.
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- Amélie Nothomb
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Aug 1, 2004 · The Book of Proper Names: A Novel Hardcover – August 1, 2004. by Amelie Nothomb (Author) 4.6 19 ratings. See all formats and editions. Hardcover. $8.98 10 Used from $5.94 1 Collectible from $18.78. Paperback. $3.96 14 Used from $3.96. The Book of Proper Names is set in contemporary Paris, its main character an orphan named Plectrude.
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Jan 1, 2002 · 3.62. 4,655 ratings370 reviews. "To have an extraordinary life, Lucette believes, one must have an extraordinary name. Horrified by the pedestrian names her husband chooses for their unborn child (Tanguy if it's a boy, Joelle if it's a girl), Lucette does the only honorable thing to save her baby from such an unexceptional destiny - she kills ...
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The Book of Proper Names book. Read 314 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. To have an extraordinary life, Lucette believes, one mus...
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Jun 30, 2021 · Language. English. 126 pages ; 22 cm. "To have an extraordinary life, Lucette believes, one must have and extraordinary name. Horrified by the pedestrian names her husband chooses for their unborn child (Tanguy if it's a boy, Joelle if it's a girl), Lucette does the only honorable thing to save her baby from such an unexceptional destiny - she ...
While in prison, Lucette gives birth to a daughter to whom she bequeaths the portentous name of an obscure saint, Plectrude, before hanging herself."."From her beginnings, Plectrude seems fated...
The Book of Proper Names is set in contemporary Paris, its main character an orphan named Plectrude. Before the child's birth her nineteen-year-old mother shoots and kills her...
