The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Muriel Barbery
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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- Gallic Books
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN-13
- 9781908313126
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topics
- Hidden intelligence and self-concealmentClass and social perceptionUnlikely friendship
Awards
- International Dublin Literary AwardShortlistedMajor(2010)
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