Novelist, screenwriter and musician David Foenkinos was born in 1974. He is the author of fourteen novels that have been translated into forty languages. Several of his works have been adapted for film, including Delicacy (2011). The Mystery of Henri Pick is the first title in a new collaboration with Channel 4's Walter Presents.
This book is light, funny and erudite: a delight
*Guardian*
The Mystery of Henri Pick is so ridiculously French that if it
started smoking Gitanes while you read it, you wouldn't be entirely
surprised
*Sunday Times Culture*
A charming, quirky addition to the whimsical subgenre of books
about book lovers, done with a light Gallic touch
*Guardian, Top 50 Books to Read this Summer*
A dull pizza chef becomes the author of an unlikely bestseller in
this charming novel about the literary life
*Sunday Times, 100 Best Summer Reads*
A charming literary caper... A playfully droll satire of the French
publishing scene and a completely delightful jeu d'esprit
*Daily Mail*
An elegant, irresistibly farcical comic mystery based around a
library of rejected manuscripts, Foenkinos's playful satire is the
perfect feelgood read. An ideal novel for bibliophiles everywhere,
The Mystery of Henri Pick abounds with Gallic wit and charm
*Waterstones*
Just the ticket
*Sunday Times*
A sparkling comedy. A novel to be devoured, which also examines the
curious relationship between readers and books
*Elle*
The Mystery of Henri Pick manages the great gap between levity and
profundity, between humour and seriousness. A beautiful farce
*Le Figaro littéraire*
Mischievous, spirited and entertaining... David Foenkinos's new
novel is a triumph
*L'Express*
A satirical comedy constructed like a literary thriller. David
Foenkinos celebrates book lovers and the power of words
*Lire*
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