Comments on: The Elegance of the Hedgehog

By: The Hieroglyphic Streets

The Hieroglyphic Streets — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:36:04 +0000

[...] it. Anne Hawk found it simply charming. Jan del Monte, blogging from Paris, says it’s a book to read and reread. Jing-reed calls it erudite, humorous, and tragic by turns. Harkinna loved it. Monica Carter [...]

By: cigalechanta

cigalechanta — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:52:33 +0000

All I could find was the paperback, so I called Powell’s book in Or. They are ordering the hardbound for me $30 inc. postage.
Thanks, Jan

By: cigalechanta

cigalechanta — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:08:33 +0000

thanks,
jan.
I’ll order it

By: Jan del Monte

Jan del Monte — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:29:07 +0000

Wonderful comment, anniemousette, and a great suggestion. With Christmas and Chanukah approaching, this would make a wonderful gift, not forgetting oneself, of course. The recipients will thank you.

By: anniemousette

anniemousette — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:39:56 +0000

It is much less expensive to buy this book in the States ($15) than go to a single therapeutic 50-minute “hour” here, the going rate being $175 in Washington, D.C., an area inundated with therapists. And not only is reading the book a more enjoyable experience, it is also more informative and thought-provoking than most therapeutic hours. The book is wonderfully written with, as stated above, many layers, a tome to be read and reread many times. Plus, the English version is a joy to own, with excellent printing and typefaces and beautiful rag-like paper, much like good hardbound volumes of years past. It would make the perfect gift, either the French or new English translation, for anyone who loves beautifully written books.