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Praise for The Elegance of the Hedgehog

‘Many authors dream of getting their books onto best-seller lists, but few pull it off with the panache of French writer Muriel Barbery.’ Time

‘A profound but accessible book… which elegantly treads the line between literary and commercial fiction… The Elegance of the Hedgehog is, by the end, quite radical in its stand against French classism and hypocrisy… Clever, informative and moving’ Observer

‘Its appeal is obvious… a feel-good book with philosophical aspirations’ The Guardian

‘At once absurd and lyrical, cheery and bleak, contemplative and tender… It is the revelatory joy the characters afford each other – with recognition, with friendship, with love – that quietly rises to the top.’ New Statesman

‘Muriel Barbery… commands the sophistication, polish and mental agility that often distinguish French fiction…Barbery has a warm heart and a heart moreover that knows that great art and the best philosophy may (just possibly) possess redemptive qualities, or at least make life bearable in a materialistic and self-indulgent world.’ Sydney Morning Herald