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The elegance of the hedgehog is a novel i would probably never have considered reading had it not been selected as part of a bookclub recommendation. Recorded books, llc highbridge audio firm the lives of fiftyfouryearold concierge rene michel and extremely bright, suicidal twelveyearold paloma josse are transformed by the arrival of a new tenant, kakuro ozu. Editions of the elegance of the hedgehog by muriel barbery. The elegance of the hedgehog has been described as a toolbox one can look into to resolve lifes problems, a lifetransforming read, and a lifeaffirming book. As his life draws to a close, he reflects back on its many flavors, and on a. This was one of the best books ive read in the last few months. Paloma is the daughter of an upperclass family living in the upscale parisian.
Do you feel this is an accurate characterization of the novel. L elegance du herisson the elegance of the hedgehog, muriel barbery the elegance of the hedgehog french. The the elegance of the hedgehog community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and. Mac showing featured audiobooks in the audiobook store. Its very much a characterdriven book with little plot, but once the characters begin to grab you, youll be hooked.
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