Daniel Picouly
Daniel Picouly (born 21 October 1948 in Villemomble) is a French writer. Picouly was reared in a family of 13 children. He became a professor of economics in Paris.
Daniel Picouly

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- Name
- Daniel Picouly
- Born
- 21 October 1948
- Birthplace
- Villemomble, France
- Occupation
- Writer
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- University of Paris · Panthéon-Assas University Paris
- Honours
- Prix Renaudot · Eugène Dabit populist novel award · Women Novelists’ Award · Amerigo Vespucci Youth Award · Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Daniel Picouly (born 21 October 1948 in Villemomble) is a French writer. Picouly was reared in a family of 13 children. He became a professor of economics in Paris.
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Daniel Picouly (born 1948) is a television presenter and writer, of French nationality. The television presenter was born in Villemomble.
Daniel Picouly was educated at Panthéon-Assas University Paris and University of Paris. The television presenter worked for France 2, France Ô and M6.
Languages used include French. Honours include Amerigo Vespucci Youth Award, Eugène Dabit populist novel award and Knight of the Legion of Honour, among others.
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Picouly worked across writer, television presenter, children's writer and comics writer. This article rests on 46 published texts and 4 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.
Daniel Picouly studied at University of Paris and Panthéon-Assas University Paris. The recorded working language is French. Employment is recorded with M6, France 2 and France Ô. Distinctions recorded are Prix Renaudot, Eugène Dabit populist novel award, Women Novelists’ Award and Amerigo Vespucci Youth Award.

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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Daniel Picouly • Born — 21 October 1948 • Birthplace — Villemomble, France • Occupation — Writer
Life and work
Life and work
Daniel Picouly was born on 21 October 1948 in Villemomble. Picouly held the nationality of France. Picouly was educated at University of Paris and Panthéon-Assas University Paris. Picouly worked as writer, television presenter, children's writer and comics writer. Picouly was employed by M6, France 2 and France Ô. Picouly worked in French.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
Explore 1948–2014
The full dated record · 5 entries
1948
Daniel Picouly was born on 21 October 1948.
1999
Receives Prix Renaudot.
2001
Receives Eugène Dabit populist novel award.
2005
Receives Women Novelists’ Award.
2014
Receives Amerigo Vespucci Youth Award.
Children's books
Children's books
• Lulu Vroumette, 2002; Magnard, 2005, • Hondo mène l'enquête: Trois énigmes pocières: Cauchemar pirate; Le lutteur de sumo; La coupe du monde n'aura pas lieu, Flammarion, 2002, • Retour de flammes (Backdraft), Illustrator José Muñoz, Casterman, 2003, • L'arche de Lulu, Magnard jeunesse, 2003, • Lulu et le sapin orphelin, Magnard, 2004, • Lulu et le loup bleu, Illustrator Frédéric Pillot, Magnard jeunesse, 2004, • Lulu a un amoureux, Magnard jeunesse, 2005, • Lumières d'enfance: La journée d'un enfant dans le monde, Michel Lafon, 2005, • Le cirque de Lulu, Magnard jeunesse, 2006, • La maîtresse de Lulu a disparu, Illustrator Frédéric Pillot, Magnard jeunesse, 2006, • Lulu, présidente!, Illustrator Frédéric Pillot, Magnard Jeunesse, 2007, • Lulu et la cigogne étourdie, Magnard jeunesse, 2007, • * • Lulu et l'ours pyjama, Illustrator Frédéric Pillot, Magnard, 2008, • Lulu princesse, Illustrator Frédéric Pillot, Magnard jeunesse, 2008, • Lulu et le dernier des dodos, Magnard, 2009, • La cuisine de Lulu la gourmande, Magnard, 2010,
Books and published writings
Catalogued output
Books and published writings
These are catalogued publications carrying the name — editions and printings, distinct from the works they contain and from writing about the subject. The 2000s are the densest part of the run, with 21 titles, and that concentration is a fact about what the registers have catalogued rather than a judgement on the work itself. A selection is set out below and the complete run may be opened beneath it.
46 editions carry dates between 1992 and 2022
The run opens with Nec and closes with Les larmes du vin
The entries follow Open Library
Nec
1992
Le Champ de personne
1995
Paris, rive noire
1996
Le lutteur de sumo
1997
Fängt ja gut an, das Leben
1997
Fort de l'eau
1997
Plagiat
1998
Y'a pas péno
1998
Folio Junior
1998
The complete catalogue · 49
46 editions carry dates between 1992 and 2022
The run opens with Nec and closes with Les larmes du vin
The entries follow Open Library
Nec
1992
Le Champ de personne
1995
Paris, rive noire
1996
Le lutteur de sumo
1997
Fängt ja gut an, das Leben
1997
Fort de l'eau
1997
Plagiat
1998
Y'a pas péno
1998
Folio Junior
1998
L'enfant léopard
1999
Fort De 'Eau
1999
LA Lumiere Des Fous
1999
Schwimmstunde mit Marilyn
1999
On lit trop dans ce pays
2000
Paulette et Roger
2001
Lulu Vroumette
2002
Der Leopardenjunge
2002
Hondo mène l'enquête
2002
Tête de Nègre
2002
La treizième mort du chevalier
2003
Un bâton de rouge dans le chargeur
2004
La donzelle
2004
Lumières d'enfance
2005
Las Trece Muertes Del Caballero (Alianza Literaria (Al))
2005
Le coeur à la craie
2005
Poucette de Toulaba
2005
Les colonies de vacances
2006
El Nino Leopardo/ Leopardo the Kid
2006
Un beau jeudi pour tuer Kennedy
2006
Lulu présidente!
2007
Hans Bouman
2007
Thumbelina of Toulaba
2007
Lulu princesse
2008
68, mon amour
2008
La nuit de Lampedusa
2011
Nos histoires de France
2011
Les petites histoires de Lulu Vroumette
2012
Nos géographies de France
2012
La faute d'orthographe est ma langue maternelle
2012
L'école des filles, l'école des garçons
2013
La maîtresse de Lulu a disparu
2014
Le cri muet de l'iguane
2015
La victoire du nègre
2017
Quatre-vingt-dix secondes
2018
Longtemps je me suis couché de bonheur (French Edition)
2020
Les larmes du vin
2022
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Daniel Picouly”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
institutional register
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1052275: Daniel Picouly
General reference · Wikimedia Foundation
Awards received
Awards received
• 1996 Elle Reader's Prize for Le champ de personne • 1999 Prix Renaudot for L'enfant léopard • 2005 Prix des Romancières for Le cœur à la craie
Honours and awards
Where the work is held
Honours and awards
They run from 1999 to 2014.
6 honours stand against the name
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Flaiano Literary Prize
Prix Renaudot
1999
Eugène Dabit populist novel award
2001
Women Novelists’ Award
2005
Amerigo Vespucci Youth Award
2014
Authority records
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Daniel Picouly a gardé la tchatche de la banlieue. Le Parisien. July 29, 2007.
- 2.Daniel Picouly. Evene.fr.
- 3.In Pictures: Daniel Picouly in Dakar - All West Africa News.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 23
- La lumière des fous (The Light of fools), 1992; Iuniverse.Com, 1999,
- NEC, le Grand livre du mois, 1996
- Les larmes des chefs, 1994; Gallimard, 2004,
- Le champ de personne (Nobody's fields), Flammarion, 1995, , Grand prix des lectrices de Elle
- Cauchemar Pirate (Pirate's Nightmare), 1995
- Vive Noël! (Merry Christmas!), 1995
- Lutteur de Sumo (Sumo fighter), 1996
- Paris, rive noire, Editions Autrement, 1996,
- Fort de l'eau, Flammarion, 1997,
- Feltrinelli Editore. L'ultima estate. 2000. 978-88-07-81614-7.
- Le 13è but, Hoëbeke, 1998,
- La coupe du monde n'aura pas lieu, 1998
- Tête de Nègre, 1998; J'ai lu, 2004,
- L'enfant léopard: roman, Librairie générale française, 1999,
- On lit trop dans ce pays (we read too must in this country), Rue du monde, 2000,
- Paulette et Roger, Librairie générale française, 2003,
- La Donzelle: Un bâton rouge dans le chargeur, Editions du Rocher 2004,
- Un beau jeudi pour tuer Kennedy, 2005; Grasset & Fasquelle, 2006,
- Le coeur à la craie: roman, Librairie générale française, 2007,
- La treizième mort du chevalier: roman, Librairie générale française, 2006,
- Un bâton de rouge dans le chargeur: roman, Rocher, 2004,
- Le coeur de craie 2005; Librairie générale française, 2007,
- 68, mon amour: roman, Grasset, 2008,
References
Citations
References
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reference work
Secondary witnessinstitutional register
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1052275: Daniel PicoulyWikimedia Foundation
General reference
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