The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781933372600 (1933372605)
ASIN: B0028336QM
Publish date: 2008
Pages no: 325
Edition language: English
This charming French novel first published in 2006 happens to be one of my favourites of all time. It's imbued with philosophy from beginning to end and everything revolves around the meaning of life from the point of view of a well-read French concierge who hides behind the façade of a typical spec...
Renee Marchel is a 54 year old woman who is the concierge of an upper-crust apartment building in France. We are introduced to Renee in all her self-described frumpiness as she tells us: “I am a widow, I am short, ugly, and plump, I have bunions on my feet and, if I am to credit certain early mo...
Upon finishing, there was only one word that stuck in my mind to describe this book: sophisticated. "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" is a perfect fit as a title for the truly magnificent piece of literature that lay within. What's more, I couldn't believe my luck when I came across it at a used bookst...
This was a very unsettling reading experience. The story deals with two female protagonists, one the 54-year-old concierge of a Paris apartment house, the other a 12-year-old school girl who lives in one of these apartments with her family. Both women are granted enormous intelligence beyond their s...
So everyone that came to this party before me is right. This is a rather get you hooked, stomp on your heart and give you back life type of a book. Though the secret wasn’t that secret, and it could have focused on race and class a bit more.
9 years ago
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