Russian-Armenian University, Yerevan, Armenia, tigran.amiryan@gmail.com
The article considers the evolution of autobiographical prose by Daniel Pennac, which is characterized by the transition from his earlier novels (1970-1990s) to the metanarrative essay «Reads like a novel» (1992), autobiographical novel «School Blues» (2007), and autofictional works such as «Le Journal d’un corps» (2012) and «La Loi du rêveur» (2020). The current article focuses on the literature and means of fictionalization of his own biography, which becomes the central figure and topic for multi-genre writings of the author.
autofiction, Daniel Pennac, French literature, autobiography, metanarrative
Download textFor citing: Amiryan T.N. (2020). Daniel Penncac: From detective to autofiction. Human being: Image and essence. Humanitarian aspects. Moscow: INION RAN. Vol. 3 (43): Author’s image and self-reflection in the European literature, pp. 98-118. DOI: 10.31249/chel/2020.03.07