David pennac biography

  • Daniel Pennac (real name Daniel Pennacchioni, born 1 December 1944 in Casablanca, French Morocco) is a French writer.
  • Novelist and author of nonfiction.
  • Daniel Pennac is a renowned French author hailing from Morocco who has made a significant impact on the literary world.
  • Daniel Pennac, illustrated by Quentin Blake, translated by Sarah Adams author biography, plus links to books bygd Daniel Pennac, illustrated bygd Quentin Blake, translated bygd Sarah Adams.

    Daniel Pennac, illustrated by Quentin Blake, translated by Sarah Adams

    Daniel Pennac is one of the most translated authors in France, with books for both adults and children appearing in more than thirty languages. He lives in Paris. The Rights of the Reader was first published in French in 1992. Download "The Rights of the Reader" poster, illustrating the 10 point manifesto, at the UK publisher's website.

    This biography was gods updated on 11/11/2008.

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    Daniel Pennac (1944-) Biography

    Biographical and Critical Sources

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    American Libraries, May, 2000, Bill Ott, review of Write to Kill, p. 93.

    Booklist, October 15, 1999, Bill Ott, review of Write to Kill, p. 422; August, 2001, Bill Ott, review of Passion Fruit, p. 2098; March 1, 2003, Ed Sullivan, review of Eye of the Wolf, p. 1199; January 1, 2004, Bill Ott, review of Monsieur Malaussène, p. 826; May 15, 2004, Jennifer Mattson, review of Dog, p. 1620.

    English Journal, November, 1996, p. 125.

    French Review, April, 1991, Michael B. Kline, review of La petite marchande de prose, pp. 875-876; February, 1994, pp. 558-559; December, 1996, William Cloonan, review of Monsier Malaussène, p. 355.

    Kirkus Reviews, September 1, 1994, review of Reads like a Novel, pp. 1197-1198; August 15, 2001, review of Passion Fruit, p. 1171; December 15, 2002, review of Eye of the Wolf, p. 1855; December 15, 2003, review of Dog, p. 1453.

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    Daniel Pennac

    Daniel Pennac (b. December 1, 1944) is a French writer mostly renown for his books for young readers.

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    • If young people don’t like reading, let’s not blame television or the modern world or school. Or rather, blame them all, but only after asking what we have done to that ideal reader since the days when we played at being both storyteller and book.
      • The Rights of the Reader (2008 translation by Sarah Adams)
    • Schools everywhere have always confined themselves to making students learn techniques and write essays, while proscribing treading for pleasure. It seems to be established in perpetuity, in every part of the world, that enjoyment has no part to play in the curriculum, and that knowledge can only be the fruit of suffering.
      • The Rights of the Reader (2008 translation by Sarah Adams)

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    “A well-chosen book saves you from everything, including yourself.” ... -David Pennac

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