Muriel Barbery

The Elegance of the Hedgehog
A bestselling novel by Muriel Barbery about the secret intellectual lives of a Parisian concierge and a precocious twelve-year-old girl.
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TerrahFirst to rec“I feel like people have forgotten about this beautiful book… but it burrowed into my soul when I read it… two of the most memorable characters who will live in my heart forever… need to reread it!”
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Nancy“The main character is an unloveable woman who is the concierge to an old apartment building in Paris. The development of her character is slow and rich with quirks and misanthropic leanings. It’s funny, heart wrenching and beautiful all at once.”
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