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Timothée de Fombelle

Born

in Paris, France

January 01, 1973

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As a child...
Timothee de Fombelle was born in the heart of Paris in 1973, but often accompanied his architect father on his travels to Africa. Each summer his family left for the countryside (the west of France), where the five brothers and sisters lived like wild horses, making huts in the trees, playing in the river and losing themselves in the woods. In the evening they performed plays for their parents and devoured the books in the library. Childhood remains for him the lost paradise which he re-discovers through writing.

As an adult...
After becoming a literature teacher, Timothee taught in Paris and Vietnam before choosing the bohemian life of the theatre. Author of a dozen plays, he writes, designs, builds sets and directs the actre ...more

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Average rating: 4.18 · 12,999 ratings · 1,741 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	Toby Alone by Timothée de Fombelle, Sarah Ardizzone (Translator) 4.24 avg rating — 3,330 ratings — published 2006 — 52 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
	Entre ciel et terre (Vango, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 2,639 ratings — published 2010 — 35 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
	Toby and the Secrets of the Tree by Timothée de Fombelle, François Place (Illustrator), Sarah Ardizzone (Translator) 4.31 avg rating — 1,900 ratings — published 2007 — 39 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
	Le Livre de Perle 4.02 avg rating — 1,595 ratings — published 2014 — 30 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
	Un prince sans royaume (Vango, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 1,195 ratings — published 2011 — 31 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
	Captain Rosalie by Timothée de Fombelle, Isabelle Arsenault (Illustrator), Sam Gordon (Translator) 4.28 avg rating — 598 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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
	Le vent se lève (Alma, #1) 4.39 avg rating — 193 ratings — 2 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
	Céleste, ma planète 3.98 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 2007 — 8 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
	Vango (Vango, #1-2) by Timothée de Fombelle, Drahoslava Janderová (Translator) 4.43 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2011 — 3 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
	Neverland 3.75 avg rating — 184 ratings — 5 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 Timothée de Fombelle

Tobie Lolness (2 books)
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Timothée de Fombelle,

François Place (Illustrator),

Sarah Ardizzone (Translator)

4.27 avg rating — 5,230 ratings

Vango (2 books)
by

Timothée de Fombelle

4.24 avg rating — 3,964 ratings

Alma (1 book)
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Timothée de Fombelle

4.39 avg rating — 193 ratings

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Quotes by Timothée de Fombelle

“Le bonheur est cette danse où l'on s'approche et l'on s'écarte sans se perdre. Il est même fait des larmes des longues séparations à condition que viennent les retrouvailles.”
― Timothée de Fombelle, Le Livre de Perle

tags: happiness, life, love

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“There are some closed doors we’re so frightened of opening that we don’t see them any more. We’ve pushed furniture in front of them; we’ve jammed the lock. Children are the only ones who might crouch down on all fours to stare at the red glow coming from under the door, as they wonder what lies behind it. But Vango had always been afraid of the glow.”
― Timothée de Fombelle, Vango: Between Sky And Earth

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“[Toby] reflected that being cruel sometimes makes you rich and powerful, but it always makes you ugly.”
― Timothée de Fombelle, Toby Alone

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