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- translator
Publisher: Random House Canada
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780345814173
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: East Indians; Fiction
Work titles: Extraordinaire voyage du fakir qui était resté coincé dans une armoire Ikea
Description: For readers of "The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared" comes a funny, charming, feel-good story about a fake fakir from India who arrives in France to shop at IKEA, and unwittingly embarks on a European tour like no other. This is a story full of raw humour, great characters, and wonderful wordplay, telling a simple story of a man in search of a better life, no matter what the risks. The author works with the French border police to document fraud, so he has seen first-hand immigrants escaping from countries where hope is in short order.
Notes: Translation of: L'extraordinaire voyage du fakir qui était resté coincé dans une armoire Ikea.

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