The life of elves / Muriel Barbery ; translated from the French by Alison Anderson
- Bib ID:
- 6973070
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Barbery, Muriel, 1969-, author
- Description:
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- Melbourne, Victoria : The Text Publishing Company, 2015
- ©2015
- 258 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBN:
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- 9781925240825 (paperback)
- 1925240827 (paperback)
- Summary:
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A moving and deeply felt homage to the power of nature and art by one of the world's most beloved authors. Do two young girls have the power to change the world? Maria, raised by powerful older women, lives in a remote village in Burgundy, where she discovers her gift of clairvoyance, of healing and of communicating with nature. Hundreds of miles away in Italy, Clara discovers her musical genius and is sent from the countryside to Rome to nurture her extraordinary abilities. Who are the mysterious elves? Will they succeed in training the girls for their higher purpose in the face of an impending war? Barbery's The Life of Elves is the story of two children whose amazing talents will bring them into contact with magical worlds and malevolent forces. If, against all odds, they can be brought together, their meeting may shape the course of history. Seven years after the publication of her international bestseller, The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barbery returns with an inspiring novel about finding the divine in the domestic, about the quest for enchantment. With its cast of unforgettable characters, each fighting to preserve the idea of an enhanced life, The Life of Elves is a luminous novel about art, nature, dreams, the power of love, and how imagination can help us build a bridge to a better future.
- Notes:
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- "La vie des elfes was originally published French in 2015 by Éditions Gallimard."--Colophon.
- Translated from the French.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Anderson, Alison, translator
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2015
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