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

In this wildly comedic romp around Europe, a fakir and professional con artist from rural India arrives in Paris with one goal: to visit IKEA. But his plan goes horribly awry when he climbs inside a wardrobe at the iconic Swedish retailer the first in a series of missteps that will send him on a whirlwind tour across the continent. As his journey progresses, the fakir finds unlikely friends in even unlikelier places. To his surprise, the stirrings of compassion well up in his heart, even as his adventures lead to meditations on the perils of immigration and the universal desire for a better life. Propelled by laughter, love, and, ultimately, redemption, "The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe" is a work of manic energy and biting social commentary, and a charmingly exuberant debut from an exciting new literary voice.