Talk:Amélie Nothomb

Please cite your sources
I remove the following paragraph until sources are given:

According to the dust jacket of a 1993 edition of Loving Sabotage, Nothomb, at one point, also held the world record for the fastest descent from Mt. Fuji.

Ben T/C 15:21, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

why is the book mercure not included in her literary works\?"

Repeated book
I remove the entry for the last book "Brillante como una cacerola" because it's only the translation for "Brillant comme une casserole" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.234.136.38 (talk) 07:47, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Missing Works?
I have a feeling some of her works are not listed in this bibliography...? I don't know exactly which ones but 'Plectrude' for example is not listed. If anyone could look into this? 81.245.85.195 (talk) 04:43, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 'Plectrude' is not a work so far as I know, but rather a character in Robert des noms propres (The Book of Proper Names). I have checked the bibliography against the references and the French Wikipedia page and have added two short stories published in 1996. I don't think there is currently anything else missing. Grafen (talk) 11:35, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

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Link between Amélie Nothomb and the House of de Trazegnies
Dear Carolus,

In these two diffs:, you're stating that Amélie Nothomb is a niece of a member of the House of Trazegnies.

This is untrue.

Check this discussion thread for the listing of all her uncles and aunts : 

And this genealogic diagram :

As you can see she is a not the niece of Jean de Trazegnies d'Ittre, she's "just" the wife’s great-niece of Jean de Trazegnies d'Ittre.

As a result I don't see the point of mentioning this information in this article. It's not relevant. Indeed, if you're willing to mention all the links Amélie has with the Belgian nobility, then this page will seriously increase unnecessarily.

I would only focus on what's relevant for Amélie as a writer.

+cc DDupard who first notified me on WP:FR.

Best Regards, Apn (talk) 13:16, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * this info is realy important, and should be mentioned she is family of the Marquess and othe high nobility. --Carolus (talk) 13:37, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * No I'm sorry this information is not relevant and, as a result, there is no consensus to add it.
 * Could you please explain us why a great-uncle by alliance from the House of Trazegnies has an impact on Amélie Nothomb as a famous writer ? Is there an independent article or a source of quality stating that the work of Amélie Nothomb is being impacted by the fact she's the wife's great-niece of a member of the House of Trazegnies ? If you can find one, then this information is relevant ; if not, then it simpy is not.
 * PS: Are you aware the "high nobility" is a concept from the past and is not really relevant these days ?
 * Best Regards,
 * Apn (talk) 14:06, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Hello again, Apn and Carolus, I do not know the reasons for the info being important, however, in the first paragraph of the Biography, the third sentence could read: She is from an old noble Belgian political family, with ties to the House of Trazegnies, and is the grandniece of Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, a Belgian foreign minister (1980–1981), and great granddaughter of writer and politician Pierre Nothomb. (My two cents), if this is acceptable ....?--DDupard (talk) 14:11, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi DDupard,
 * IMHO it's not relevant to mention this link at all but if everybody - except myself - thinks this tie should be mentioned, then be my guest...
 * KR, Apn (talk) 14:19, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I did not mean to impose anything, just compromise .... Kind regards to both of you--DDupard (talk) 14:26, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Place and date of birth
Nothomb's birthday seems to be a matter of contention. A google search has come up with claims for both '66 in Etterbeek and '67 in Kobe. A mentioned source for both dates is Bulletin de l’association de la noblesse du royaume de Belgique, publication trimestrielle, nr 87. I do not have access to this source, but it might clear up the confusion once and for all, if someone knows where to find a print of this bulletin. MrEvers (talk) 15:03, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

There is published research that states she was born in Etterbeek in 1966 and that her birth in Kobe a year later is most likely her own fabrication. The French wiki version of this article gives Etterbeek 1966 and cites the Belgian nobility source above (which I also can't access), while noting that some biographical profiles claim otherwise.

MiG-25 (talk) 00:36, 16 January 2021 (UTC)