Muriel Barbery

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born

May 28, 1969 in Casablanca, Morocco

website

http://muriel.barbery.net/

genre

Literature & Fiction, Philosophy

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Muriel Barbery is a French novelist and professor of philosophy. Barbery entered the École Normale Supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud in 1990 and obtained her agrégation in philosophy in 1993. She then taught philosophy at the Université de Bourgogne, in a lycée, and at the Saint-Lô IUFM.
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La timide et très discrète Muriel Barbery ne s’imaginait sans doute pas faire l’objet de l’engouement qu’elle suscite aujourd’hui, bien malgré elle.

Ce succès, elle le connaît grâce à ses deux livres : Une Gourmandise et surtout L'élégance du hérisson.

Née au Maroc, à Casablanca en 1969, Muriel Barbery regagne la France, le Calvados plus précisément, pour se consacrer à ses études. Elle s’inscrit à l’Ecole Normale Supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud et...more

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Average rating: 3.61 · 39,670 ratings · 8,705 reviews · 2 distinct works

	The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, Alison Anderson (Translator) 3.64 avg rating — 37,611 ratings — published 2003 — 78 editions	My rating:
	Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery, Alison Anderson (Translator) 3.14 avg rating — 2,036 ratings — published 2000 — 29 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Muriel Barbery

“I thought: pity the poor in spirit who know neither the enchantment nor the beauty of language. ”
― Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog

tags: beauty , language , reading

105 people liked it

“I find this a fascinating phenomenon: the ability we have to manipulate ourselves so that the foundation of our beliefs is never shaken.”
― Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog

84 people liked it

“If you have but one friend, make sure you choose her well.”
― Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog

tags: friendship

81 people liked it

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Which of these books would you like to have for the NL Ladies' Choice Group Read for Feburary?

Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley

7 votes, 19.4%

Nefertiti by Michelle Moran

6 votes, 16.7%

Drop Dead Gorgeous by Heather Graham

5 votes, 13.9%

Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

4 votes, 11.1%

The Beach House by James Patterson

4 votes, 11.1%

Twilight Whispers by Barbara Delinsky

3 votes, 8.3%

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

3 votes, 8.3%

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

2 votes, 5.6%

Indefensible by Pamela Callow

1 vote, 2.8%

The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant

1 vote, 2.8%

36 total votes

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