Read and discuss this modern classic - moving, funny and profound
Highlights
- Join this book club in English and gain extra motivation to read in English
- 6 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English
- Read this remarkable, life affirming novel and discuss philosophical ideas
- Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes
Practise and develop your English online in this 6 week advanced English book club course reading and discussing The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. Each week you read some chapters, discuss them in class and improve specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also examining literary aspects of the novel. Personalised feedback improves your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.
The Book Club book
In an elegant Parisian apartment building Renée, the concierge, has to look on at the luxurious but empty lives of the inhabitants. Although she secretly loves art, philosophy, music, and Japanese culture, she hides this behind her prickly, spikey hedgehog exterior.
In the building there is another hiding a secret - Paloma, a twelve-year-old genius who has decided that life is not worth living... Both Paloma and Renée hide their talents from the outside world, until meeting a Japanese man named Ozu changes the way they view the world. This is a moving, funny, and joyful novel that celebrates the small victories of those who are, or who feel invisible. It is full of observations and commentary on art, politics and philosophy.
Geoff says:
"This novel has sold over 10 million copies! Muriel Barbery was a French professor of philosophy, until she wrote this book and the worldwide success meant that she could write for a living full time. There is a lot to discuss in this wonderful book, packed full of powerful ideas."
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*After 29/03 times are 1 hour earlier due to UK daylight saving **After 29/03 times are 1 hour EST later due to UK daylight saving |
| Age | 18+ |
| Class size | Maximum 8 participants |
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