false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630615m/6261676.jpg 6261676 2 One of Europe’s most popular and best-loved authors, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt captivates the reader with his spirited, buoyant style and enchanting stories that move effortlessly from the everyday to the fantastical. The eight stories in this collection, his first to be published in English, represent some of his best writing and most imaginative storylines: from the love story between Balthazar, wealthy and successful author, and Odette, cashier at a supermarket, to the tale of a barefooted princess; from the moving story of a group of female prisoners in a Soviet gulag to the entertaining portrait of a perennially disgruntled perfectionist. Here are eight contemporary fables, populated by a cast of extravagant and affecting characters, about people in search of happiness. Behind each story lies a simple, if elusive, truth: happiness is often right in front of our eyes, though we may frequently be blind to it. 6444898 30 6 2009 The Most Beautiful Book in the World: And Other Stories total:53|5:18|4:18|3:9|2:7|1:1| 53 204 117 16 4 0 false false Tue Jul 14 11:55:09 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 13:08:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 22:38:40 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 22:46:47 -0700 2009 emerging European authors we rarely hear about that are published by this
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