Bartleby mon frère

by Daniel Pennac

Nous sommes dans une pièce de théâtre. On y tourne un film sur le Bartleby de Melville. Tous ceux que réunit le tournage ont une raison puissante et personnelle de participer à cette création.
Ainsi Daniel Pennac nous invite-t-il, en rapprochant la figure de son propre frère de celle du fameux scribe, à visiter les coulisses du théâtre, du cinéma et l’atelier d’un grand écrivain.

96 pages, Paperback

First published May 6, 2021

About the author

Daniel Pennac (real name Daniel Pennacchioni) is a French writer. He received the Prix Renaudot in 2007 for his essay Chagrin d'école.

After studying in Nice he became a teacher. He began to write for children and then wrote his book series "La Saga Malaussène", that tells the story of Benjamin Malaussène, a scapegoat, and his family in Belleville, Paris.

His writing style can be humorous and imaginative like in "La Saga Malaussène", but he has also written essays, such as "Comme un roman", a pedagogic essay."La Débauche", written jointly with Jacques Tardi, treats the topic of unemployment, revealing his social preoccupations.