David Foenkinos

David Foenkinos
BornDavid Foenkinos
(1974-10-28) 28 October 1974 (age 50)
Paris, France
OccupationNovelist, Scenarist, Musician
NationalityFrench

David Foenkinos, born 28 October 1974 in Paris, is a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter and director who studied both literature and music in Paris.

His novel La délicatesse is a bestseller in France.[1] A film based on the book was released in December 2011, with Audrey Tautou as the main character.[2] His novels have appeared in over forty languages,[3] and in 2014 he was awarded the Prix Renaudot for his novel Charlotte.[4]

  1. ^ David Foenkinos. Book Around The Corner
  2. ^ Libération.fr
  3. ^ Frank Quilitzsch, Lesung aus ‘Zum Glück Pauline’ in Anwesenheit des Autors, Thüringische Landeszeitung, 13 September 2013. Accessed 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ Raphaëlle Leyris (5 November 2014). "Prix Renaudot : David Foenkinos récompensé pour " Charlotte "" (in French). Le Monde.