Daniel Pennac
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Daniel Pennac 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
. In a 1997 piece for Le Monde
, Pennac stated that Malaussène was the son of Jerome Charyn
's New York detective Isaac Sidel.
His writing style can be humorous and imaginative like in “La Saga Malaussène”, but he can also write “Comme un roman”, a pedagogic essay. His Comic Débauche, written jointly with Jacques Tardi
, treats the topic of unemployment, revealing his social preoccupations.
in 2005. In 2007 he won the prix Renaudot
for Chagrin d'école. He won the "Grand Prix Metropolis bleu" in 2008 for his complete work.
La Saga Malaussène
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Prix Renaudot
The Prix Théophraste-Renaudot or Prix Renaudot is a French literary award which was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the results of the deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt....
in 2007 for his essay Chagrin d'école.
After studying in Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
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
Scapegoat
Scapegoating is the practice of singling out any party for unmerited negative treatment or blame. Scapegoating may be conducted by individuals against individuals , individuals against groups , groups against individuals , and groups against groups Scapegoating is the practice of singling out any...
, and his family in Belleville, Paris
Belleville, Paris
Belleville is a neighbourhood of Paris, France, parts of which lie in four different arrondissements. The major portion of Belleville straddles the borderline between the 20th arrondissement and the 19th along its main street, the Rue de Belleville...
. In a 1997 piece for Le Monde
Le Monde
Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
, Pennac stated that Malaussène was the son of Jerome Charyn
Jerome Charyn
Jerome Charyn is an award-winning American author. With nearly 50 published works, Charyn has earned a long-standing reputation as an inventive and prolific chronicler of real and imagined American life...
's New York detective Isaac Sidel.
His writing style can be humorous and imaginative like in “La Saga Malaussène”, but he can also write “Comme un roman”, a pedagogic essay. His Comic Débauche, written jointly with Jacques Tardi
Jacques Tardi
Jacques Tardi is a French comics artist, born 30 August 1946 in Valence, Drôme. He is often credited solely as Tardi.-Biography:After graduating from the École nationale des Beaux-Arts de Lyon and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris, he started writing comics in 1969, at the...
, treats the topic of unemployment, revealing his social preoccupations.
Literary awards
In 1990 Pennac won the "Prix du Livre Inter" for La petite marchande de prose. His 1984 novel L'œil du loup was translated into English as Eye of the Wolf by Sarah Adams, winning her the Marsh Award for Children's Literature in TranslationMarsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation
The Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation is a literary prize awarded in the United Kingdom since 1996 to the translator of an outstanding work of fiction for young readers translated into English....
in 2005. In 2007 he won the prix Renaudot
Prix Renaudot
The Prix Théophraste-Renaudot or Prix Renaudot is a French literary award which was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the results of the deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt....
for Chagrin d'école. He won the "Grand Prix Metropolis bleu" in 2008 for his complete work.
Autobiography
- Chagrin d'école Gallimard, 2007, ISBN 9782070769179
- School Blues Translator Sarah Ardizzone, Quercus, 2011, ISBN 9781906694647
- Schoolpijn Translator Kiki Coumans, Boekerij, De, 2010, ISBN 9789029086028
Novels for children
- Cabot-Caboche. (1982)
- L'œil du loup (Eye of the wolf) (1984). Translator Sarah Adams, Illustrator Max Grafe, Walker. (2002) (ISBN 9780744590104) Illustrator : Catherine Reisser, Pocket. (1994) (ISBN 9782266126304)
- Kamo: L'agence Babel. (1992)
- L'Évasion de Kamo.
- Kamo et moi.
- Kamo : L'idée du siècle
Other novels
- Père NoëlPère NoëlPère Noël is a legendary gift-giver during Christmas in France and French-speaking areas, identified with Father Christmas or Santa Claus in English speaking territories....
(1979), with Tudor Eliad (Grasset et Fasquelle) - Messieurs les enfants (1997)
- Le Dictateur et le hamac (2003)
- English The dictator and the hammock, Random House UK, 2006, ISBN 9781843431893
- Dutch De dictator en de hangmat, Meulenhof, 2005, ISBN 902907468x, Translator Truus Boot
- Merci (2004), he has interpreted it himself at the theater
La Saga Malaussène
- Au bonheur des ogres (1985)
- The Scapegoat, Translator Ian Monk, Harvill Press, 1998, ISBN 9781860464423
- La fée carabine (1987)
- The fairy gunmother, Translator Ian Monk, Harvil Press, 1997, ISBN 9781860463259
- La petite marchande de prose (1989)
- Write to Kill, Translator Ian Monk, Harvill, 1999, ISBN 9781860465352
- Monsieur Malaussène (1995)
- Monsieur Malaussène, Translator Ian Monk, Harvill, 2003
- Monsieur Malaussène au théâtre (1996)
- Des Chrétiens et des maures (1996)
- Aux fruits de la passion (1999)
- Passion Fruit, Harvill, 2001, ISBN 9781860467479
Essays
- Le service militaire au service de qui ?, (1973) published under his real name Daniel Pennachioni
- Comme un roman, Gallimard, 1992, ISBN 9782070725809
- Reads like a novel, Quartet Books, 1994, ISBN 9780704370739
- The Rights of the Reader, Translator Sarah Adams, Illustrator Quentin Blake, Candlewick Press, 2008, ISBN 9780763638016
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Illustrated books
- Les grandes vacances, (photographies) Pennac and Robert Doisneau (2002)
- La vie de famille
- Le sens de la Houppelande
- Vercors d'en haut: La réserve naturelle des hauts-plateaux
- Le grand Rex (1980)
- Némo
- Écrire
Illustrated books for children
- Sahara
- Le Tour du ciel, with the painting from MiróJoan MiróJoan Miró i Ferrà was a Spanish Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona.Earning international acclaim, his work has been interpreted as Surrealism, a sandbox for the subconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan pride...
- Qu'est-ce que tu attends, Marie ?, with the painting from MonetClaude MonetClaude Monet was a founder of French impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein-air landscape painting. . Retrieved 6 January 2007...
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Films on Daniel Pennac
- "Daniel Pennac, écrire, enseigner, communiquer" of Stéphan BureauStéphan BureauStéphan Bureau is a journalist, TV interviewer and producer of TV shows and documentary series.- Life and career :...
(Canada/2009). - "Daniel Pennac, la Métamorphose du crabe" of Charles Castella for the French collection documentary Empreintes of France 5 (Docside/2009).
- "Bartleby en coulissesBartleby en coulissesBartleby en coulisses is a documentary film shot in 2009 by the filmmaker Jérémie Carboni.- Plot :At the beginning of 2009, french filmmaker Jérémie Carboni followed french writer Daniel Pennac during rehearsals of Bartleby the scrivener's reading in Pépinière Opéra theatre in Paris."Bartleby the...
" of Jérémie CarboniJérémie CarboniJérémie Carboni is a French director, screenwriter, actor and producer. He was born on December 28, 1980, in Châtenay-Malabry, France. He is the founder of Zerkalo production in 2008.-Early life:...
(France Télévisions Distribution/2010).
External links
- The Rights of the Reader - poster illustrated by Quentin BlakeQuentin BlakeQuentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, RDI, is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's author, well-known for his collaborations with writer Roald Dahl.-Education:...
- Interview with Daniel Pennac in Barcelona MetropolisBarcelona MetropolisBarcelona Metrópolis is a magazine of urban information and thought dedicated to monitoring the evolution of the city of Barcelona.Barcelona...
, Spring 2009.