ATLAS AUTHORSMuriel Barbery
Books and literary traditions in the Volumain atlas.
Books in the world atlas
Renée works as the concierge of an elegant Parisian apartment building and conceals her intellectual interests from its residents. Young Paloma, who lives in the same building, also feels estranged from the world she belongs to. Their story sets solitude against the possibility of connection beyond social appearances.
In the atlas: France