Romain Puertolas

For readers of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, 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. Meet Ajatashatru Oghash Rathod. One day a fakir leaves his small village in India and lands in Paris. A professional con artist, the fakir is on a pilgrimage to IKEA, where he intends to obtain an object he covets above all others: a brand-new bed of nails. Without adequate euros in the pockets of his silk trousers, the fakir is all the same confident that his counterfeit 100-Euro note (printed on one side only) and his usual bag of tricks will suffice. But when a swindled cab driver seeks his murderous revenge, the fakir accidentally embarks on a European tour, fatefully beginning in the wardrobe of the iconic Swedish retailer. As his journey progresses in the most unpredictable of ways, the fakir finds unlikely friends in even unlikelier places. To his surprise--and to a Bollywood beat--the stirrings of love well up in the heart of our turbaned hero, even as his adventures lead to profound and moving questions of the perils of emigration and the universal desire to seek a better life in an often dangerous world. The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an IKEA Wardrobe [pause for breath] is a hilarious tale that evokes the manic energy of a Marx Brothers romp and calls to mind the incisive social commentary of Candide. Pull up your Poang chair and take an unforgettable tour of Europe propelled by laughter, love and redemption. (Meatballs not included, but highly recommended.)

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The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an IKEA Wardrobe

Armed only with a counterfeit 100-Euro note, Ajatashatru the fakir, renowned conjurer and trickster, lands in Paris. His mission? To acquire a splendid new bed of nails. His destination? IKEA. And there he decides to stay, finding an obliging wardrobe in which to lay his head. Only when he emerges from his slumber does he discover that he is locked in, unable to free himself and heading for England in the back of a truck. So begins a magnificent and bizarre adventure for the intrepid fakir. Even while he flees the revenge-crazed taxi driver whom he conned on his arrival, and falls further in love with Marie Rivière, the Parisian beauty whom he tricked into lunching with him, he finds time to befriend a group of Sudanese immigrants, travel to Italy in a suitcase, write a novel on a shirt, and fly to Libya in a hot air balloon. Witty, moving, surprising and joyful, this novel reminds us that heroism abounds, and is to be found in the most unlikely of places.

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe

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Agnès Martin-Lugand

Alexandra Lapierre

Raphaëlle Giordano

Cyril Lignac

Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

Karine Giebel

Françoise Bourdin

Marina Carrère d'Encausse

François d' Epenoux

13 à table ! vous propose un voyage autour de la Terre, sur le thème : La planète et moi... Françoise BOURDIN Marina CARRÈRE D'ENCAUSSE François D'EPENOUX Karine GIEBEL Raphaëlle GIORDANO Alexandra LAPIERRE Cyril LIGNAC Agnès MARTIN-LUGAND Romain PUÉRTOLAS Mohamed MBOUGAR SARR Préface exceptionnelle de Thomas PESQUET Un livre acheté = 4 repas distribués Inédit Illustration de Riad SATTOUF

13 à table ! 2023

Now a major motion picture featuring Berenice Bejo, Dhanush, Erin Moriarty and Barkhad Abdi, in cinemas across Australia 23 November. One day a fakir leaves his small village in India and lands in Paris. A professional con artist, the fakir is on a pilgrimage to IKEA, where he intends to obtain an object he covets above all others: a brand new bed of nails. Without adequate Euros in the pockets of his silk trousers, the fakir is all the same confident that his counterfeit 100-Euro note (printed on one side only) and his usual bag of tricks will suffice. But when a swindled cab driver seeks his murderous revenge, the fakir accidentally embarks on a European tour, fatefully beginning in a wardrobe of the iconic Swedish retailer. As his journey progresses in the most unpredictable of ways, the fakir finds unlikely friends in even unlikelier places. To his surprise the stirrings of love well up in the heart of our hero, even as his adventures lead to profound and moving questions of the perils of emigration and the universal desire to seek a better life in an often dangerous world. The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Was Trapped in an IKEA Wardrobe is a hilarious tale that evokes the manic energy of a Marx Brothers romp witha dose of incisive social commentary. Take an unforgettable tour of Europe propelled by laughter, love and redemption.

Now a major motion picture featuring Berenice Bejo, Dhanush, Erin Moriarty and Barkhad Abdi, in cinemas across Australia 23 November. One day a fakir leaves his small village in India and lands in Paris. A professional con artist, the fakir is on a pilgrimage to IKEA, where he intends to obtain an object he covets above all others- a brand new bed of nails. Without adequate Euros in the pockets of his silk trousers, the fakir is all the same confident that his counterfeit 100-Euro note (printed on one side only) and his usual bag of tricks will suffice. But when a swindled cab driver seeks his murderous revenge, the fakir accidentally embarks on a European tour, fatefully beginning in a wardrobe of the iconic Swedish retailer. As his journey progresses in the most unpredictable of ways, the fakir finds unlikely friends in even unlikelier places. To his surprise the stirrings of love well up in the heart of our hero, even as his adventures lead to profound and moving questions of the perils of emigration and the universal desire to seek a better life in an often dangerous world. The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Was Trapped in an IKEA Wardrobe is a hilarious tale that evokes the manic energy of a Marx Brothers romp witha dose of incisive social commentary. Take an unforgettable tour of Europe propelled by laughter, love and redemption.

Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe, The

Une fleur que tout le monde recherche pourrait être la clef du mystère qui s'est emparé du petit village de P. durant la canicule de l'été 1961. Insolite et surprenante, cette enquête littéraire jubilatoire de Romain Puertolas déjoue tous les codes.

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La rocambolesca y emotiva historia de una madre que aprendió a volar por amor y que nos enseña que nada, absolutamente nada, es imposible. Por el autor de El increíble viaje del faquir que se quedó atrapado en un armario de IKEA Dicen que el amor da alas... ¿Estás listo para volar? Una cartera parisina necesita viajar a Marrakech para llevarse de allí a su hija adoptiva, muy enferma. Pero, cuando Providence Dupois está a punto de partir, un volcán islandés despierta y paraliza el tráfico aéreo europeo. Desesperada por reencontrarse con la niña, la joven madre entiende que tan solo le queda una opción: echar a volar. Un joven enamoradizo ayudará a Providence a emprender este viaje tan extraordinario, a lo largo del que conocerá a personajes tan variopintos como un chino que habla como un pirata y unos monjes tibetanos que escuchan a Julio Iglesias. Y es que el amor de una madre es tan fuerte como para despegar hacia las nubes. Una fábula para adultos con un mensaje de amor universal. English Description The fanciful and touching story of a mother who learned to fly out of love, and which teaches us that nothing--absolutely nothing--is impossible. By the author of The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe. They say that love gives us wings... Are you ready to fly? A Parisian postwoman needs to travel to Marrakesh to pick up her adoptive daughter, who is very sick. But when Providence Dupois is about to leave, an Icelandic volcano awakens and paralyzes European air traffic. Desperate to get to the little girl, the young mother understands that she only has one option: start flying. A young romantic will help Providence to take on this extraordinary voyage, throughout which she will meet people as diverse as a Chinese man who talks like a pirate and some Tibetan monks who listen to Julio Iglesias. A mother’s love is so strong, it can lift you up into the clouds. A fable for adults with a message of universal love.

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