Writing · Screenplay · Novel · Writer
Born Dec 1, 1944 · Casablanca, Morocco
Active 1997–present · Awards: Prix Renaudot, Prix du Livre Inter, Michel-Lebrun prize, Prix Mystère de la Critique, Raymond Chandler Award, Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française, Grand Prix Metropolis bleu
Daniel Pennac (real name Daniel Pennacchioni, born 1 December 1944 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a French writer. He received the Prix Renaudot in 2007 for his essay Chagrin d'école.