Daniel Pennac

Daniel Pennac is a celebrated French author and former teacher best known for his witty, inventive storytelling and his beloved Malaussène series. Born Daniel Pennacchioni in 1944 in Casablanca, Morocco, he brings a warm, anarchic humour to his fiction, beginning with "Au bonheur des ogres", which introduces the charismatic scapegoat Benjamin Malaussène navigating the absurdities of life in a Paris department store. His standalone novel "The Scapegoat" further showcases his gift for dark comedy and rich characterisation. A passionate advocate for reading, his essay "Reads Like a Novel" has become a landmark work in literary culture.