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:

Essex Adult Fiction

BARBERY

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

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ISBN:

9781933372600, 1933372605

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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.

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Accelerated Reader,UG,8.1,15,169262

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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.

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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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