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The extraordinary journey of the fakir who got trapped in an IKEA wardrobe

Puértolas, Romain 1975- (Author). Taylor, Sam, 1970- (translator.). Puértolas, Romain 1975- Extraordinaire voyage du fakir qui était resté coincé dans une armoire Ikea. English. (Added Author).

Summary: 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.

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  • ISBN: 9780345814173 (paperback) :
  • Physical Description: 310 pages ; 21 cm
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  • Publisher: Toronto : Random House Canada, 2014.

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General Note:
Translation of: Extraordinaire voyage du fakir qui était resté coincé dans une armoire Ikea.--T.p. verso.
Subject: Paris -- Fiction
India -- Fiction
Voyages and travel -- Fiction
Genre: Humorous stories.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Bowen Island Public Library.

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