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The elegance of the hedgehog
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Uniform Title:
Elégance du hérisson.
Author:
Barbery, Muriel, 1969-
Contributors:
Anderson, Alison, translator.
Published:
New York, NY : Europa Editions, 2008.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
325 pages ; 21 cm
Status:
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Description

The lives of fifty-four-year-old concierge Rene Michel and extremely bright, suicidal twelve-year-old Paloma Josse are transformed by the arrival of a new tenant, Kakuro Ozu.

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Apartment concierges -- France -- Paris -- Fiction.
Apartment dwellers -- France -- Paris -- Fiction.

More Details

Language:
English
ISBN:
9781933372600, 1933372605
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 8.1, 15 Points

Notes

General Note
"2007 French booksellers prize"--P. [4] of cover.
General Note
Translated from the French.
Description
The lives of fifty-four-year-old concierge Rene Michel and extremely bright, suicidal twelve-year-old Paloma Josse are transformed by the arrival of a new tenant, Kakuro Ozu.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,8.1,15,169262

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Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Barbery, M., & Anderson, A. (2008). The elegance of the hedgehog. Europa Editions.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Barbery, Muriel, 1969- and Alison, Anderson. 2008. The Elegance of the Hedgehog. Europa Editions.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Barbery, Muriel, 1969- and Alison, Anderson, The Elegance of the Hedgehog. Europa Editions, 2008.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Barbery, Muriel and Alison Anderson. The Elegance of the Hedgehog. Europa Editions, 2008.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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