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The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Muriel Barbery

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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. The Elegance of the Hedgehog was a bestseller of over a million copies.

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Publisher
Gallic Books
ISBN-13
9781908313126
Genre
Fiction
Topics
Hidden intelligence and self-concealmentClass and social perceptionUnlikely friendship

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