Daniel Pennac

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January 01, 1944 in Casablanca, Morocco

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Literature & Fiction

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Daniel Pennac (real name Daniel Pennacchioni is a French writer. He received the Prix Renaudot in 2007 for his essay Chagrin d'école.

After studying in Nice he became a teacher. He began to write for children and then wrote his book series "La Saga Malaussène", that tells the story of Benjamin Malaussène, a scapegoat, and his family in Belleville, Paris.

His writing style can be humorous and imaginative like in "La Saga Malaussène", but he has also written essays, such as "Comme un roman", a pedagogic essay."La Débauche", written jointly with Jacques Tardi, treats the topic of unemployment, revealing his social preoccupations.

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Average rating: 3.90 · 6544 ratings · 392 reviews · 44 distinct works

	Au bonheur des ogres (Malaussène, #1) 404 avg rating — 1091 ratings — published 1985 — 19 editions	My rating:
	La petite marchande de prose (Malaussène, #3) 412 avg rating — 749 ratings — published 1989 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Comme un Roman 397 avg rating — 942 ratings — published 1992 — 36 editions	My rating:
	La fata carabina by Daniel Pennac, Yasmina Melaouah (Translator) 410 avg rating — 819 ratings — published 1987 — 21 editions	My rating:
	Monsieur Malaussene by Daniel Pennac, Ian Monk (Translator) 405 avg rating — 587 ratings — published 1995 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Aux Fruits de la Passion (Malaussène, #6) 386 avg rating — 366 ratings — published 1998 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Messieurs les enfants 372 avg rating — 341 ratings — published 1997 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Chagrin D'école 349 avg rating — 399 ratings — published 2007 — 22 editions	My rating:
	Ultime notizie dalla famiglia by Daniel Pennac, Yasmina Melaouah (Translator) 372 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions	My rating:
	L'Oeil Du Loup 385 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 1984 — 15 editions	My rating:

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Malaussène (6 books)
by Daniel Pennac

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Quotes by Daniel Pennac

“Reader's Bill of Rights

1. The right to not read

2. The right to skip pages

3. The right to not finish

4. The right to reread

5. The right to read anything

6. The right to escapism

7. The right to read anywhere

8. The right to browse

9. The right to read out loud

10. The right to not defend your tastes”
― Daniel Pennac

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“Time spent reading, like time spent loving, increases our lifetime. ”
― Daniel Pennac, Better than Life

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“A well-chosen book saves you from everything, including yourself.”
― Daniel Pennac, The Rights of the Reader

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