The Life of Elves

About the author

Muriel Barbery is the author of four previous novels, including the IMPAC-shortlisted multimillion-copy bestseller The Elegance of the Hedgehog. She has lived in Kyoto, Amsterdam and Paris and now lives in the French countryside.

Product details

• Authors: Barbery Muriel
• Assisted by: Alison Anderson (Translation)
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 26.02.2026
• EAN: 9781805333807
• ISBN: 978-1-80533-380-7
• Subjects: Fantasy, FICTION / Coming of Age, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction: special features, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Fantasy / General, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary