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David Foenkinos is a French film director, screenwriter, and writer. Born David Pascal Foenkinos on October 28, 1974, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, he is a male citizen of France. His native language is French, which he also uses for writing. He has been influenced by Woody Allen.
Foenkinos has received the Roger Nimier Prix, the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens, and the Prix Renaudot. His notable works include *La Vie Heureuse*, *Nathalie küsst*, *La tête de l'emploi*, *Nos séparations*, and *La familia Martín*. He is also recognized as a children's writer.
Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1974
- Works
- 32
Top works
- La Vie Heureuse
- La Vie Heureuse
- Nathalie küsst
- La tête de l'emploi
- Nos séparations
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Paris, France
David Foenkinos (born 28 October 1974) is a French author and screenwriter. He studied literature and music in Paris. His novel La délicatesse is a bestseller in France. A film based on the book was released in December 2011, with Audrey Tautou as the main character. In 2014 he was awarded Prix Renaudot for his novel "Charlotte". Source: Article "David Foenkinos" from Wikipedia in English,…
Known for
- The Unexpected Getaway — Self2022
- Un monde, un regard2021
- Mr & Mme Adelman — Le chroniqueur littéraire2017
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- England
- Active from
- 1947-01-08
- Active to
- 2016-01-10
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 14
- Total plays
- 233
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/David+Foenkinos">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Born
- David Foenkinos , ( 1974-10-28 ) 28 October 1974 (age 51) , Paris, France
- Occupation
- Novelist, Screenwriter, Musician
- Nationality
- French
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- children's writer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Image
- David Foenkinos 2012.JPG
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- Commons category
- David Foenkinos
- date of birth
- 1974-10-28
- name in native language
- David Foenkinos
- influenced by
- Woody Allen
- writing language
- French
- social media followers
- 23775
- birth name
- David Pascal Foenkinos
Sources (5)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
David Foenkinos (born 28 October 1974 in Paris), is a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter and director who studied both literature and music in Paris.
His novel La délicatesse is a bestseller in France. A film based on the book was released in December 2011, with Audrey Tautou as the main character. His novels have appeared in over forty languages, and in 2014 he was awarded the Prix Renaudot for his novel Charlotte.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “David Foenkinos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.