The elegance of the hedgehog
by Muriel Barbery
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First English translation of this international bestseller.
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The elegance of the hedgehog
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"2007 French booksellers prize"--P. [4] of cover.
Translation of: L'élégance du hérisson.
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EA novel by the French professor of philosophy Muriel Barbery. The book centers on a working-class concierge of an upscale apartment building in Paris, Renee Michel. She is an auto-didact of immense learning who deliberately conceals her intelligence. Her secret is discovered by a young resident of the building named Paloma. The novel is narrated alternately by each of these two characters.
First released in August 2006 by Gallimard, the novel became a bestseller of over a million copies.
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