About the author

Muriel Barbery is a French writer born in Casablanca, Morocco in 1969. She is also a professor of philosophy.
Muriel studied at the Lycée Lakanal and then at École Normal Supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud. She has taught at Université de Bourgogne and Saint-Lô IUFM.
Author of her well known novel, L'Élégande du hérisson (The Elegance of the Hedgehog), has also published Une Gourmandise. In 2009 The Elegance of the Hedgehog was made into a film.
Muriel Barbery currently lives in Japan with her husband Stéphane.



References

Fillon, Alexandre. "Muriel Barbery, la surprise de l'année" le figaro.fr. 19/06/07. web. Consulted 25/11/12. <http://madame.lefigaro.fr/feminin/partie-ii-091210-24052>