by Muriel Barbery · Mondolibri · tapa blanda · ISBN 8022264767637
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«L'eleganza del riccio» is the novel by Muriel Barbery, published by Mondolibri in paperback (321 pages, in Italian).
In an elegant Parisian building, the concierge Renée hides a brilliant mind behind her plain appearance. Paloma, a gifted girl who lives there, distrusts adults and plans to escape her world; meeting Renée changes her way of seeing life. An ironic and sensitive novel about beauty, solitude, and the value of the everyday.
Italian edition published in 2007.
Recommended for readers who appreciate a slow-paced narrative, with solitary characters and reflections on daily life.
Muriel Barbery is a French novelist and philosophy teacher. Her 2006 novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog quickly sold more than a million copies in several countries.
