The extraordinary journey of the fakir who got trapped in an Ikea wardrobe
By: Romain Puértolas ; translated from the French by Sam Taylor
Contributors: Taylor, Sam, 1970-
Edition: First United States edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9780385352956
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: East Indians; Fiction
Work titles: Extraordinaire voyage du fakir qui était resté coincé dans une armoire IKEA
Description: When the fakir--a professional con artist--arrives in Paris, he has just one goal: to get to Ikea. Armed with only a counterfeit hundred-euro note in the pocket of his silk trousers, he is confident that he has all he needs to thrive. But his plan goes horribly awry when he hides inside a wardrobe at the iconic Swedish retailer--the first in a series of accidents that will send him on a whirlwind tour across Europe. Pursued across the continent by a swindled taxi driver dead set on revenge, our fakir soon finds unlikely friends--from movie stars to illegal immigrants--in even unlikelier places. And, much to his own surprise, his heart begins to open to those around him as he comes to understand the universal desire to seek a better life in an often dangerous world.
Notes: Translation of: L'Extraordinaire voyage du fakir qui était resté coincé dans une armoire IKEA.