Amélie Nothomb

France's bestselling literary phenomenon makes her American debut in "The Stranger Next Door". Selecting a secluded home in the south of France, Emile and Juliette Hazel think this isolated spot is perfect for their retirement--until they are confronted by a bizarre neighbor.

Food is in short supply and the cold is unbearable. In a tantalizing ménage à trois between a professor, his assistant, and a student, only the books bear witness to their plight.Amélie Nothomb is the award-winning author of 13 novels, including Hygiène de l’assassin; Stupeur et tremblements, winner of the Grand Prix …

Published in English for the first time, Nothomb's award-winning novel tells the story of a reclusive and dying Nobel laureate author who grants access to five journalists. But what they find is far from the literary luminary they imagined.