
Daniel Pennac (real name Daniel Pennacchioni) 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. His writing style can be humorous and imaginative like in "La Saga Malaussène", but he has also written essays, such as "Comme un roman", a pedagogic essay."La Débauche", written jointly with Jacques Tardi, treats the topic of unemployment, revealing his social preoccupations.
Series
Books

Mio fratello
2018

Abbaiare stanca
1982

Capolinea Malaussène
2023

Aux fruits de la passion
1999

Ils m'ont menti
2017

Storia di un corpo
2012

Monsieur Malaussène
1995

Kamo's Escape
1997

KAMO L'AGENCE BABEL LU PAR DANIEL PENNAC
1992

Eux, c'est nous.
2015

La Loi du rêveur
2020

The Eye of the Wolf
1984

Io e Kamo
1992

Signori bambini
1997

La lunga notte del dottor Galvan
2005

Una lezione d'ignoranza
2015

Lucky Luke contre Pinkerton
2010

Comme un roman
1992

Au bonheur de lire
Les plaisirs de la lecture
2004

La Petite Marchande de prose
1990

Le Dictateur et le hamac
2003

Mon assassin
2024

Kamo
L'Idée du siècle
1993

Monsieur Malaussène au théâtre
1996

The Scapegoat
1985

La fata carabina
1987

حزن مدرسي
2007