- Paperback: 215 pages
- Publisher: The Harvill Press; New edition edition (1 July 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1860466117
- ISBN-13: 978-1860466113
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.4 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 54,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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His title is Quality Controller, but Benjamin's function at The Store is scapegoat for the rage of the customers. So sweet is his nature, so pathetic and eloquent his contrition, that most indignant victims withdraw their complaints. But there is also the matter of the bombs that keep exploding not far from where Benjamin is standing. Naturally, he becomes the prime suspect, even as he and his journalist girlfriend, Julie, have begun to unearth an even deeper mystery, a sinister and sordid conspiracy whose unraveling wilt expose yet one more seam in the dark heart behind the beguiling veneer of contemporary Paris.
Daniel Pennac's novels of life in the Belleville Arab quarter, which began with The Fairy Gunmother, are as funny as Damon Runyon's stories, as thrilling as Raymond Chandler's novels and as wild as the best of Carl Hiaasen. With The Scapegoat, Pennac has once again struck just the right balance.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
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."
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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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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
Published 19 months ago by Elaine Januszewski
Masterpiece!
It will change your life. I read it more than five times in italian and one in this english version. Every time is a new experience. Really cheering up stuff! Read more
Published on 22 April 2009 by Alessio Calcagno
Anglicized Translation Detracts From Middling Mystery
Regrettably, the essence of what could have been a very interesting French crime novel is bastardized by this unfortunate Anglicized translation, resulting in an adequate, if... Read more
Published on 24 July 1999
Refreshing
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.
Published on 21 Feb 1999
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