The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Klappentext An enchanting New York Times and international bestseller about life, art, literature, philosophy, culture, class, privilege, and power, seen through the eyes of a 54-year old French concierge and a precocious but troubled 12-year-old girl. A moving, funny, triumphant novel that exalts the quiet victories of the inconspicuous among us. Zusammenfassung Renee Michel is the 54-year-old concierge of a luxury Paris apartment building. Paloma Josse is a 12-year-old genius. She plans to kill herself on the sixteenth of June! her thirteenth birthday. Both Renee and Paloma hide their true talents from the families around them! until a wealthy Japanese gentleman named Ozu moves into the building.