Reads Like a Novel
1996 Nominated

Reads Like a Novel

Translated from French to English
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ABOUT
THE BOOK

There is no plot in the book, but it could be described as a highly entertaining and profound love story in which the beloved is reading itself.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Daniel
Pennac

Daniel Pennac (born Daniel Pennacchioni in 1944) is a celebrated French author known for his humorous, imaginative novels, particularly the Belleville Quintet (La Saga Malaussène), and works on literacy. Born in Casablanca to a military family, he travelled extensively in Africa and Southeast Asia before working as a teacher in Nice.
Daniel Pennac (born Daniel Pennacchioni in 1944) is a celebrated French author known for his humorous, imaginative novels, particularly the Belleville Quintet (La Saga Malaussène), and works on literacy. Born in Casablanca to a military family, he travelled extensively in Africa and Southeast Asia before working as a teacher in Nice.

ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Daniel
Gunn

Dan Gunn is a novelist, critic, and translator, as well as being one of the editors of the four-volume Letters of Samuel Beckett and editor of the Cahiers Series. He is Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature & English at the American University of Paris where he directs the Centre for Writers & Translators. He was designated in 2017 as editor of Muriel Spark’s letters.
Dan Gunn is a novelist, critic, and translator, as well as being one of the editors of the four-volume Letters of Samuel Beckett and editor of the Cahiers Series. He is Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature & English at the American University of Paris where he directs the Centre for Writers & Translators. He was designated in 2017 as editor of Muriel Spark’s letters.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Ireland
Original Language
French
Author
Publisher
Quartet Books
Translator
Daniel Gunn
Translation
Translated from French to English

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