INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN-- Hygiene and the Assassin by Belgian author Amelie Nothomb has actually been released in Persian by Qatreh.Shahrzad Salashur is
the translator of Nothombs debut novel initially published in 1992
Nothomb is among Europes most successful and questionable authors
She composed Hygiene and the Assassin when she was just twenty-five, and it ended up being an instant bestseller throughout Europe
Prétextat Tach, Nobel Prize winner and among the worlds most popular authors, has two months to live
He has actually remained in seclusion for years, declining interviews and public looks
But as news of his impending death becomes public, brave journalists from around the globe flock to his house in pursuit of an interview
with the evasive author.One after the other they find that, far from being the literary luminary they envisioned, Tach has become an
overweight misogynist, a petulant bigot, an embittered, and disgusting madman
The worlds most well-known author turns out to be the worst misanthrope imaginable.But Nina, the final journalist and the only woman to
interview Tach, calls the celebrated authors bluff and beats him at his own video game
Her concerns and the authors biting reactions fly in a triumph of brilliant repartee, and Tach is caused a definitive fight with his past,
while Nina finds that in love absolutely nothing is ever as simple as it seems.The novel was adapted for film by François Ruggieri in 1999
It starred Jean Yanne as Prétextat Tach, Barbara Schulz as Nina, in addition to Catherine Hiegel, Sophie Broustal, Jean Prat and Richard
Gotainer.Photo: Front cover of the Persian edition of Amelie Nothombs unique Hygiene and the Assassin
