An edition of The Elegance of the Hedgehog (2008)

The elegance of the hedgehog

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An edition of The Elegance of the Hedgehog (2008)

The elegance of the hedgehog

by

  • ★★ ★ 2.6 (8 ratings) ·
  • 49 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 15 Have read

First English translation of this international bestseller.

Publish Date
Publisher
Europa Editions
Language
English
Pages
325

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Subjects

Apartment dwellers, class in fiction, Apartment concierges, Fiction, philosophical novel, Fiction, general, Paris (france), fiction, Friendship, Large type books, nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2008-12-07, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed

Places

France, Paris, Paris (France)
Edition Availability
Cover of: Elegance of the Hedgehog
Elegance of the Hedgehog
Jan 01, 2011, Gallic Books
hardcover
Cover of: The elegance of the hedgehog
The elegance of the hedgehog
2011, Isis, Isis Large Print
in English - Large print ed.
Cover of: The elegance of the hedgehog
The elegance of the hedgehog
January 2008, Gallic Books
Hardcover
Cover of: The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
2008, Europa Editions
Cover of: The elegance of the hedgehog
The elegance of the hedgehog
2008, Europa Editions
Paperback in English

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Book Details

Edition Notes

"2007 French booksellers prize"--P. [4] of cover.

Translation of: L'élégance du hérisson.

Published in
New York
Genre
Fiction.
Translation Of
L'élégance du hérisson

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
843.92, [FIC]
Library of Congress
PQ2662.A6523

Contributors

Translator
Alison Anderson

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
325 p.
Number of pages
325

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23091479M
ISBN 10
1933372605
ISBN 13
9781933372600
OCLC/WorldCat
244250416
Library Thing
1753963
Goodreads
2967752

Source records

San Francisco Public Library record
Library of Congress MARC record
Library of Congress MARC record
Internet Archive item record

Work Description

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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July 20, 2024 Edited by OL-00 Edited without comment.
August 17, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Updated format 'paperback' to 'Paperback'; cleaned up pagination; Removed author from Edition (author found in Work)
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February 18, 2009 Created by ImportBot Imported from San Francisco Public Library record