The extraordinary journey of the fakir who got trapped in an IKEA wardrobe
by Romain Puertolas, Romain Puértolas, Romain Puertolas, Romain Puértolas, Sam Taylor, and Mireia Alegre Clanxet
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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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The extraordinary journey of the fakir who got trapped in an IKEA wardrobe
2015
in English
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Den fantastiska berättelsen om fakiren som fastnade i ett IKEA-skåp
2014, Bonnier Pocket
in Swedish
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The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir who got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe
2014, Vintage
paperback
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The extraordinary journey of the fakir who got trapped in an IKEA wardrobe
2014, Random House Canada
in English
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L Extraordinaire Voyage Du Fakir Qui etait Reste Coince Dans Une Armoire Ikea
Feb 21, 2013, Le Dilettante
2842637763 9782842637767
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Translation of: L'extraordinaire voyage du fakir qui était resté coincé dans une armoire Ikea.
Issued also in electronic format.
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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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