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The Scapegoat (Paperback)

by Daniel Pennac (Author), Ian Monk (Translator)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 215 pages
  • Publisher: The Harvill Press (7 May 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1860464432
  • ISBN-13: 978-1860464430
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 16.6 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,166,199 in Books (See Bestsellers 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 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Satire and whimsey lighten a dark and brooding story, 13 May 1998
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This review is from: The Scapegoat, The (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."
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Piece of Literary Genius, 25 Mar 2000
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This review is from: The Scapegoat (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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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing, 21 Feb 1999
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This review is from: The Scapegoat, The (Hardcover)
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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