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The Elegance of the Hedgehog Paperback - 2008
by Barbery, Muriel; Anderson, Alison [Translator]
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In this enthralling international bestseller, two girls live inconspicuous lives in the center of an elegant Paris apartment building. It is only when a stranger moves into their building--and sees through the girls' disguises--that Paloma and Rene discover their kindred spirits.
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- Title The Elegance of the Hedgehog
- Author Barbery, Muriel; Anderson, Alison [Translator]
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Europa Editions, New York
- Date 2008-09-02
- Features Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 043294
- ISBN 9781933372600 / 1933372605
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8.1 x 5.2 x 1.1 in (20.57 x 13.21 x 2.79 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Topical: Friendship
- Library of Congress subjects Paris (France), Apartment dwellers
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Summary
A 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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Citations
- Booklist, 08/01/2008, Page 34
- Commonweal, 12/04/2009, Page 28
- Kirkus Reviews, 07/01/2008, Page 663
- Library Journal, 06/15/2008, Page 53
- New York Times Book Review, 09/07/2008, Page 23
- New Yorker (The), 10/20/2008, Page 93
- Newsweek, 07/13/2009, Page 49
- People Weekly, 09/14/2009, Page 67
- Publishers Weekly, 05/19/2008, Page 30
- Time, 07/13/2009, Page 55
