Life Form (novel) explained

Life Form
Author:	Amélie Nothomb
Translator:	Alison Anderson
Title Orig:	Une forme de vie
Genre:	Epistolary novel
Published:	Albin Michel
Media Type:	Print
Isbn:	978-2226215178

Life Form, (French: '''Une forme de vie''') is the nineteenth novel by Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb, published in French in 2010 by Albin Michel and translated into English by Alison Anderson. It was nominated at the International Dublin Literary Award.^[1]

The short novel features a fictional correspondence between Amélie Nothomb the writer, and Melvin Mapple, an obese lonely and anxious US Army soldier stationed in Baghdad, Iraq.
Through their correspondence, the two construct a separate, shared reality in text.
It brings the author to interweave in the narration, reflections on language, writing, reality, experiences, communication and "artistic modernity".

Autofiction and mise en abyme, edgy and weird with a surrealistic ending.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: The nominees. The International Literary Award, Dublin City Council. 11 July 2017.
2. Web site: Life Form by Amélie Nothomb. The Complete review. 11 July 2017.
3. Web site: Fiction Shelf . Los Angeles Times. 28 March 2013. 11 July 2017.
4. Web site: The Epistolary Unraveling: Amélie Nothomb's "Life Form" Reviewed. vol1brooklyn. 19 February 2013. 11 July 2017.
5. Web site: Life Form': a fan's notes to a novelist. The Seattle Times. 10 February 2013. 11 July 2017.
6. Web site: Life Form. French Embassy in the United States. 11 July 2017.