The Elegance of the hedgehog
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New York : Europa Editions, c2008.
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1st publication.
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Published
New York : Europa Editions, c2008.
Format
Book
Edition
1st publication.
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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Level 8.1, 15 Points
Level 8.1, 15 Points
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Translation of: L'élégance du hérisson.
General Note
"French voices"--P. [4] of cover.
Description
"We are in an elegant hotel particulier in the center of Paris. Renee, the building's concierge, is short, ugly, and plump. She has bunions on her feet. She is cantankerous and addicted to television soaps. Her only genuine attachment is to her cat, Leo. In short, she is everything society expects from a concierge at a bourgeois building in a posh Parisian neighborhood. But Renee has a secret: she is a ferocious autodidact who furtively devours art, philosophy, music, and Japanese culture. With biting humor she scrutinizes the lives of the building's tenants - her inferiors in every way except that of material wealth." "Then there's Paloma, a super-smart twelve-year-old and the youngest daughter of the Josses, who live on the fifth floor. Talented, precocious, and startlingly lucid, she has come to terms with life's seeming futility and has decided to end her own on the day of her thirteenth birthday. Until then she will continue hiding her extraordinary intelligence behind a mask of mediocrity, acting the part of an average pre-teen high on pop subculture, a good but not an outstanding student, an obedient if obstinate daughter." "Paloma and Renee hide both their true talents and their finest qualities from a world they suspect cannot or will not appreciate them. They discover their kindred souls when a new tenant arrives, a wealthy Japanese man named Ozu. He befriends Paloma and is able to see through Renee's timeworn disguise to the mysterious event that has haunted her since childhood."-JACKET.
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Not AR rated.
Awards
An International Bestseller; 2007 French Booksellers Prize.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Barbery, M., & Anderson, A. (2008). The Elegance of the hedgehog (1st publication.). Europa Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barbery, Muriel, 1969- and Alison. Anderson. 2008. The Elegance of the Hedgehog. Europa Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barbery, Muriel, 1969- and Alison. Anderson. The Elegance of the Hedgehog Europa Editions, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Barbery, Muriel, and Alison Anderson. The Elegance of the Hedgehog 1st publication., Europa Editions, 2008.
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