A gloriously comic tale of blunder and disguise, set in the vibrant Parisian quarter of Belleville.
Daniel Pennac was born in Casablanca in 1944, his father being in the army. He travelled widely in his youth, in Europe, Asia and Africa, and has been employed in a number of capacities, including woodcutter, Paris cab driver, illustrator and schoolteacher. His "Belleville Quintet", written round the character of Benjamin Malauss ne, has been published in many languages.
"These are...classic page-turners, in which the loyalty and decency of ordinary (and not so ordinary) people contrive to vanquish villains and tyrants" -- Ruth Morse Times Literary Supplement "Already a bestseller in its native country, it deserves to be one here if there's any justice in the world of crime" -- Maxim Jakubowski Time Out "There is only profit and pleasure to be had in this wise, good-humoured, funny book" -- David Coward Times Literary Supplement "A crime novel in a class of its own, you'll laugh till you cry" -- Bertrand Audusse Le Monde
"These are...classic page-turners, in which the loyalty and decency of ordinary (and not so ordinary) people contrive to vanquish villains and tyrants" -- Ruth Morse Times Literary Supplement "Already a bestseller in its native country, it deserves to be one here if there's any justice in the world of crime" -- Maxim Jakubowski Time Out "There is only profit and pleasure to be had in this wise, good-humoured, funny book" -- David Coward Times Literary Supplement "A crime novel in a class of its own, you'll laugh till you cry" -- Bertrand Audusse Le Monde
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