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Also known as Daniel Pennacchioni

French author

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Daniel Pennac, born Daniel Pennacchioni on December 1, 1944, in Casablanca, Morocco, is a French screenwriter, novelist, children's writer, and essayist. A native French speaker, he began his professional work period in 1982. Pennac was educated at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis.

His literary career includes works such as *Le Cas Malaussène 2*, *Au Bonheur Des Ogres*, *Gracias*, *Messieurs Les Enfants*, and *ha-Feyah Ḳarabin*. He has received the Prix Renaudot, the Prix du Livre Inter, and the Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1944
Works
218

Top works

  • ha-Feyah Ḳarabin
  • Le Cas Malaussène 2
  • Au Bonheur Des Ogres
  • Gracias
  • Messieurs Les Enfants

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Casablanca, Morocco

Daniel Pennac (real name Daniel Pennacchioni, born 1 December 1944 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a French writer. He received the Prix Renaudot in 2007 for his essay Chagrin d'école. Daniel Pennacchioni is the fourth and last son of a Corsican and Provençal family. His father was a polytechnicien who became an officer of the colonial army, reaching the rank of general at retirement and his mother,…

Known for

  • Daniel Pennac: Ho visto Maradona! — Self2022
  • Le avventure del lupo — Self2018
  • Robert Doisneau: Through the Lens — Self2017
  • Square — Self2012
  • Just So Stories — Narrator2008
  • Apostrophes — Self1975

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Key facts

Born
Daniel Pennacchioni , ( 1944-12-01 ) 1 December 1944 (age 81) , Casablanca , French Morocco
Occupation
Novelist
Nationality
French
Notable awards
Prix Renaudot 2007

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Daniel
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Casablanca
Occupation
essayist
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Image
Paris - Salon du livre de Paris 2017 - Daniel Pennac - 003.jpg
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Daniel Pennac
date of birth
1944-12-01
name in native language
Daniel Pennacchioni
start of work period
1982-00-00
writing language
French
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Encyclopedic overview

Daniel Pennac (real name Daniel Pennacchioni, born 1 December 1944 in Casablanca, French Morocco) is a French writer. He received the Prix Renaudot in 2007 for his essay Chagrin d'école.

Daniel Pennacchioni is the fourth and last son of a Corsican and Provençal family. His father was a polytechnicien who became an officer of the colonial army, reaching the rank of general at retirement and his mother, a housewife, was a self-taught reader. His childhood was spent wherever his father was stationed, in Africa (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Algeria, Equatorial Africa), Southeast Asia (Indochina) and France (including La Colle-sur-Loup). His father's love for poetry gave him a taste for books that he quickly devoured in the family library or at school

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