Pierre Daninos

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Pierre Daninos


Born
in Paris, France
May 26, 1913

Died
January 07, 2005

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Pierre Daninos (26 May 1913, Paris – 7 January 2005, Paris) was a French writer and humorist.

Daninos wrote Les carnets du Major Thompson, which was published in 1954, and was followed by many sequels. The books in the series pretended to be the observations of a retired British officer living in France, and were witty collections of comparisons between French and British society. Daninos is also the author of Un Certain Monsieur Blot, a critique of French middle class taste and habits.

Some of these books were translated into English and published as Major Thompson Lives in France and Discovers the French, Major Thompson and I and Major Thompson Goes French.

Les carnets du Major Thompson was filmed by Preston Sturges in 1955. The film was rel
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Average rating: 3.31 · 278 ratings · 44 reviews · 122 distinct works
Les Carnets du Bon Dieu

3.46 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1947 — 11 editions
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Un certain Monsieur Blot

3.13 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1960 — 14 editions
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Le Secret du Major Thompson

3.36 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1956 — 16 editions
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Snobissimo

3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1964 — 24 editions
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Major Thompson Lives In Fra...

3.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1954
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Les Nouveaux Carnets du maj...

2.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1973 — 12 editions
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Major Thompson and I

3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1957 — 8 editions
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Le Jacassin

3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1962 — 26 editions
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Vacances à tous prix

3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1958 — 12 editions
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Tout Sonia: Comment vivre a...

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1952 — 10 editions
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