Hygiène de l'assassin
Hygiène de l'assassinAmélie Nothomb
Characters in Hygiène de l'assassin
2 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Prétextat Tach
Monstrous, obese, Nobel-winning novelist dying of a secret disease; verbally lethal but capable of a terrible tenderness for what he destroyed.
Supporting characters
Nina
The fifth journalist; the only one who has genuinely read Tach's complete work and refuses to be frightened off by his cruelty.