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  • Published: 19 April 2011
  • ISBN: 9780099565147
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $27.99

Write To Kill



A charming and mysterious novel, sure to grip the imagination from cover to cover.

Benjamin Malaussène is a downtrodden publisher at Vendetta Press. Treated as a scapegoat by Queen Zabo, doyenne of publishing, he finally resigns, only for Zabo to offer him a starring role. All he has to do is to impersonate the world's best-loved, but hitherto anonymous author, J.L.B.

  • Published: 19 April 2011
  • ISBN: 9780099565147
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $27.99

About the author

Daniel Pennac

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 Malaussene has been published in many languages.

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