Food is in short supply and the cold is unbearable. In a tantalizing "mA(c)nage A trois" between a professor, his assistant, and a student, only the books bear witness to their plight. AmA(c)lie Nothomb is the award-winning author of 13 novels, including "HygiA]ne de l'assassin", "Stupeur et tremblements, " winner of the Grand Prix of the AcadA(c)mie FranAais, and "Robert des noms propres, " which has sold over 250, 000 copies in France. "Human Rites" is her first play.