"The Metaphysics of tubes" is an unusual diary because it attaches to the period of 0-3 years. This could be grotesque but talent Amélie Nothomb is to get to convince. Between humor, memories and philosophical reflections, the author recounts her childhood in Japan. His being is somewhere between metaphysics tubes, the omnipotence of God and the attraction of the death of the Ophelia in infancy. Unique, funny, scary, engaging, intelligent and moving, this novel is one of my favorite author.