opftrust.blogg.se - L'eleganza del riccio by Muriel Barbery

(.) The book flatters the reader, offering reassurance that untutored instinct is truer than the opinions of so-called experts.

"Though Barbery adopts the hedgehog as her governing metaphor, the book is a hedgehog turned inside out – superficially warm and cuddly, but with some nasty barbs within.

Its charm will make you say yes." - Ian Sansom, The Guardian You might as well buy it before someone recommends it for your book group. (.) Resistance is futile: you're probably going to end up reading it. There is also much broad humour and musing on the meaning of life.

"It's essentially a feel-good book with philosophical aspirations, a cast of charmingly eccentric characters, and a European city-break setting - private courtyards, restaurants, mysterious strangers.

Everything falls back into place." - Michèle Roberts, Financial Times This novel consoles, finally, rather than unsettles.

Épater la bourgeoisie ? No, the politics of May 1968 no longer apply.

"In France, this book is a bestseller.

It’s a quiet, placid-moving book that takes time out to discuss the theory of phenomenology, the function of literature in life, the barrenness of a certain kind of scholarship." - Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor

Palfrey at the Claremont, with its sense of renewal near the end of a life and a celebration of the beauty of small moments. " The Elegance of the Hedgehog reminded me of Mrs.The Elegance of the Hedgehog was made into a film in 2009, The Hedgehog, directed by Mona Achache and starring Josiane Balasko and Garance Le Guillermicī : has some appeal, but annoyingly simplistic and reductive.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. Barbery's skillful character creation and use of narrative keeps this book just on the right side of trite, and the whole while it is a joy to read.The Elegance of the Hedgehog - Muriel Barbery more re something that he loved in youth. A tyrant nears the end of his life and seeks to recaptu. This is hardly an uncommon theme in literature - in fact, the whole plot has been 'done' before. Review 2: The question that this book seeks to answer is "What is worthy of love?". Unfortunately it just didn't do it for me. However what I can't forgive is that - given such a great seed for the story such a captivating style to describe food - how could the book remain so shallow, so unentertaining? It was like scratching the surface of something interesting in one moment and then after half a page giving up on it and jumping on the next character, next thought. Sometimes even too baroque if I might say, but that's something to forgive. Review 1: Oh, the food descriptions are mouthwatering and beautiful in this book.