The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Original title: L'Élégance du hérisson
by Muriel Barbery
Translated from the French by Alison Anderson
- Publication
- First published 2008
- ISBNs
- 9780753186138, 9781908313126, 9781933372600
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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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