The extraordinary journey of the fakir who got trapped in an IKEA wardrobe
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 a...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English French |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published in French as "Extraordinaire voyage du fakir qui était resté coincé dans une armoire IKEA." |
| Physical Description: | 301 pages ; 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780385352956 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0385352956 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Author Notes: | www.romainpuertolas.com |
