The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, translated by Alison Anderson
28 May, by in Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Translation
Renée, a 54-year-old widow, serves as the overlooked concierge of a luxurious Parisian apartment building. She lives with a cat named after Tolstoy, weeps over Bonnie Butler's death in Gone With the Wind, has no patience for errant commas even as she dismisses the finer...