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The Elegance of the Hedgehog

This novel intertwines the lives of a reclusive museum curator and a young, troubled schoolgirl, revealing their shared appreciation for the beauty of art and the complexities of life. The narrative delves into themes of isolation, intellectual curiosity, and the search for meaning in a modern world. more

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Muriel Barbery
Muriel Barbery

Muriel Barbery, born on May 28, 1969, is a renowned French novelist. Her works are known for their unique perspective and profound thinking, which have won her a wide audience. more

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“मनातल्या मनातल्या मनात........ मनातल्या मनातल्या मनात राहतो मी एक एकच्या अनेक विचारांच्या घरात, जे करावे ते न करायला, जे न करावे ते करायला का रे, असं जनु ढग नसताना होई पवसाचा फवारा किती तरी, होवुनी मनी दुःखी तरी, देवा...! दाखवतो मि हसीत खुशी. हसीत खुशीत झाला मनाचा त्याग.. का रे, असं वाटेत आलेल्या किती तरी विचारांचा कुठे होई थांब. थांब न मिळे कुठे ही जिथे मन करे तिथे ही. मनातल्या मनातल्या मनात. दामोधर ल वंजारी __Damodhar L. Vanjari”

“I find the stories irritating, in their own right. They so often paint the image of some lone hero, some singular legend left to his solitary climb, bearing on his own the building hardships of a violent life. It’s all ludicrous. It’s not even that I never would have made it alone. I never would have even taken the first step up…” - The Stormweaver”

“We can talk about our dreams all night, Lisette. We can talk forever, for the rest of our lives, living one adventure after another, I promise. But not now, my darling Lisette. For now, all I can think of is the brilliance of yet another ancient Greek, Sophocles. He said, 'One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life-that word is love.' I love you, Lisette. You bring my life joy I've never known. Please, marry me.”

“There is no shortage of people who want to hide the truth, dear Ari, and not a single one of them is of any consequence to me. In a decade, there will be another witch or wizard or magician or mundane person who comes across me and, instead of accepting a very real part of themselves, decides it's better to hide it away.”

“- චන්ද්‍රානි වගේ කවුරුත් මේ ලෝකෙ ඇතියි කියල මං හිතන්නෙ නෑ. - ඒ ඇයි? ඒ චරිතය හරිම තාත්විකයි. - චන්ද්‍රානි මවාපු චරිතයක්. ඒක තාත්වික වෙන්ඩ ඇති. ඒ උණාට තාත්වික චරිතයක් කියන්නෙ හැබෑ චරිතයක් නෙවි. හැබෑ මිනිසුන් පොත්වල චරිත තරම් තාත්වික නෑ”