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4.5 out of 5 stars
The Elegance of the Hedgehog was a challenge to read, in the most delightful of ways. Discussions of Japanese cinema, Anna Karenina, and the meaning of life and Art bloom upon the pages, but never slow the book or its characters’ developments, which gain a careful momentum, unfolding perfectly. [...]
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3.5 out of 5 stars
Here is a book that tackles a difficult subject from history, the Vél’ d’Hiv’ roundups of French Jews during WWII, weaving together the story of one of the children of the Vél’ d’Hiv’ with the story of a middle-aged journalist. The shared ground of their lives is the apartment where [...]
