The Elegance of the Hedgehog

[Apollinare]

A translation from the French original by Muriel Barbary and has been serialised on radio 4 - what a great book, I enjoyed this so much. The story of Renee, the concierge in a Parisian apartment block who has a secret life as an intellectual and her relationships with others in the block.Thoroughly recommended to read before the nights draw out!

[bramblebooks]

Ooh good, I've just bought this and started tentative inroads - looks fascinating, I studied existentialist French lit at Uni and like anything a bit off the beaten track.

[LittleMissSnowShine]

I've read it too - really enjoyable! I've started on an Alice Hoffmann one now that I've finished it, slightly different kind of tone to the whole thing but quite a similar vibe in some ways as well

[JeffVadar]

Yes, I really like this too! I picked it up in Waterstsones without knowing anything about, and was very pleasantly suprised.