The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Name: The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Author: Muriel Barbery

by Muriel Barbery

Philosophical novel about a reclusive housekeeper and bourgeois girl discovering profound truths

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Muriel Barbery

French philosopher and novelist who is included here for her global influence. The Elegance of the Hedgehog became an international phenomenon, though she represents the French tradition rather than strictly non-Western writing.

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