Internationally acclaimed Belgian author has visited Kent’s Montparnasse centre for a conference on her work.
Students from the University of Kent at Paris (UKP) had the opportunity to interview the internationally renowned Belgian author Amélie Nothomb when she joined them for a conference (16 May) on her autobiographically inspired work.
The students also had the opportunity to watch and discuss the documentary Amélie Nothomb, une vie entre deux eaux with its writer Laureline Amanieux and writer/director Luca Chiari.
Academics from Canada, USA and Europe also participated in the conference, which was entitled ‘Identity, Memory, Place: Amélie Nothomb – Past, Present and Future’.
Amélie Nothomb is one of today’s most popular and widely translated European authors. She has written more than 20 novels, two of which have been adapted for film whilst others have become stage plays.
For more information contact Gary Hughes.