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Daniel Pennac

Born

in Casablanca, Morocco

December 01, 1944

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Comics

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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: 3.94 · 55,444 ratings · 3,353 reviews · 75 distinct works • Similar authors

	Au bonheur des ogres 4.03 avg rating — 9,397 ratings — published 1985 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La fata carabina (Malaussène #2) by Daniel Pennac, Yasmina Mélaouah (Translator) 4.12 avg rating — 6,100 ratings — published 1987 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Petite Marchande de prose 4.20 avg rating — 5,027 ratings — published 1990 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Comme un roman 3.96 avg rating — 8,154 ratings — published 1992 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monsieur Malaussène by Daniel Pennac, Ian Monk (Translator) 4.14 avg rating — 3,779 ratings — published 1995 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chagrin d'école 3.59 avg rating — 3,611 ratings — published 2007 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aux fruits de la passion 3.94 avg rating — 2,282 ratings — published 1999 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Messieurs les enfants 3.77 avg rating — 2,026 ratings — published 1997 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'Œil du loup by Daniel Pennac, Catherine Reisser (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 2,509 ratings — published 1984 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journal d'un corps 3.98 avg rating — 2,553 ratings — published 2012 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Daniel Pennac

Malaussène (6 books)
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4.07 avg rating — 28,234 ratings

Une aventure de Kamo (5 books)
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Goretti López (Translator)

3.65 avg rating — 1,005 ratings

Le cas Malaussène (1 book)
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Yasmina Mélaouah (Translator)

3.66 avg rating — 764 ratings

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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

tags: books, reading, rights

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

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