The elegance of the hedgehog

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Title:

Author:

Barbery, Muriel, 1969-

Personal Author:

Barbery, Muriel, 1969-

Uniform Title:

Elégance du hérisson. English

Publication Information:

Minneapolis : HighBridge Company, 2009.

Summary:

An enchanting New York Times and international bestseller and award-winner about life, art, literature, philosophy, culture, class, privilege, and power, seen through the eyes of a 54-year old French concierge and a precocious but troubled 12-year-old girl. Renée Michel is the 54-year-old concierge of a luxury Paris apartment building. Her exterior ("short, ugly, and plump") and demeanor ("poor, discreet, and insignificant") belie her keen, questing mind and profound erudition...

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Unabridged.

Duration: 9:34:20.

Language:

English

Subject Term:

Apartment concierges -- France -- Paris -- Fiction.

Apartment dwellers -- France -- Paris -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Paris (France) -- Fiction.