Muriel Barbery

Muriel Barbery is a French novelist and philosophy teacher. Her 2006 novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog quickly sold more than a million copies

THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG

Muriel Barbery

This wonderful story is about two women. Renee is 54 years old. She has worked as a concierge in the Rue de Grenelle in Paris for 27 years.Renee describes herself with the words "I am a widow, small and ugly, chubby. I have corns and in certain hours...