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Sherouk Abouraya sherou — Barbery, Muriel. THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG. (France, 2006 – U.S., 2008). *****. This is the second novel from this author, though her first to be published in this country. It was an instant best-seller in France and other countries in Europe, where it is said to have sold over 1-million copies. It is a truly excellent book that will likely bomb in this country. Two of the people who live at 7, rue de Grenelle in Paris, a five-story apartment building, tell us their stories in almost alternating chapters. One, Mme. Renee, is a fiftyish concierge who manages to hide her intellectual nature beneath a rough exterior so that she doesn’t get involved with the moneyed people she serves. She is, in her words, “ugly and plump, and has bunions.” She is often cantankerous and lives alone with her can, Leo, to whom she bestows her only genuine attachment. She is addicted to soap operas, but usually leaves them on the TV with the sound off. She is an avid reader, and a particular fan of Tolstoy (after whom she named her cat). The other resident we hear from is Paloma. Paloma is 12-and-1/2-years old, and the youngest daughter of the Josses, the family who lives on the fifth floor. Paloma is an extremely talented young girl and very introspective. She is saddened by life as she sees it around her on a daily basis. Her mother has been going to a psychotherapist for ten years, and spends her time mostly shopping or spraying her house plants. Her older sister is a total fake and dresses and acts like one of the poor in spite of the family’s wealth. She is in college pursuing a Master’s degree, and writing her thesis on a topic that she couldn’t care less about. Paloma has decided that she will set their apartment on fire and commit suicide when she turns 13. Both Renee and Paloma tell us their stories in (almost) alternating chapters; Renee’s in the form of what might be classified as essays, and Paloma in the form of two separate notebooks that she keeps: “Profound Thoughts,” and “Journal of the Movement of the World.” We get to know these two women intimately, though no one else does – until they meet. The meeting is facilitated by Kakuro Ozu, a Japanese gentleman who has just purchased one of the apartments. He immediately sees through Renee’s facade and becomes one of her admirers. He, too, is a fan of Tolstoy and other Russian writers. It also doesn’t hurt that his last name, Ozu, is the same as Renee’s favorite Japanese film director. The friendship among these three builds, and all three begin to blossom in a way that can only happen when you find a soul-mate to be able to talk with and discuss your real interests. The book closes on what I felt was a maudlin ending, but is totally enthralling to the end. Highly recommended.