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The Scapegoat [Paperback]

Daniel Pennac (Author), Ian Monk (Translator)

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Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: The Harvill Press (7 May 1998)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1860464432
ISBN-13: 978-1860464430
Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.4 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,128,573 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Benjamin Malaussene is a scapegoat. He works for the complaints department of large Parisian department store. One day, when the first of a series of bombs explodes in the toy department, he decides to resist the call of duty and by doing so becomes the prime suspect.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Satire and whimsey lighten a dark and brooding story, 13 May 1998

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Someone is committing gruesome murders of senior citizens in a Paris department store. Sounds depressing? Not under the nimble prose of Daniel Pennac. Meet Benjamin Malausene, professional scapegoat at the above mentioned department store, and his horde of younger siblings. They are a family blessed/cursed with unusual talents that seem make them magnets for the bizare and the weird. Using the high concept jargon of the film industry, you could say "Tom Robbins meets Gabriel Garcia Marquez."

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Piece of Literary Genius, 25 Mar 2000

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Pennac's books are funny in a way that would make you feel like crying. After reading a few (or all) of them, there will be little doubt in your mind that he simply is a literary genius. A sensitive, insightful, touching, intelligent account of Life.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great, 12 May 2010

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Read all of the series in French, loved them and am very happy to share them with my English chums!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the effort
I read this as part of a book reading group, which is the only reason I finished it. I didn't like the style, very vague images, and just really couldn't appreciate the theme... Read more

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Written like a crazy tale about the crazy life of a generous and violent and heterogenous set of communities living together in a Paris district.

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