by Daniel Pennac · DEBOLSILLO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788499080246
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«Mal de escuela» is Daniel Pennac's autobiographical essay on school failure, published by Debolsillo in paperback (256 pages, in Spanish).
In this work, Pennac draws on his own experience as a student who struggled to keep up with school to analyze failure from the perspective of the bad pupil. Between memories of his childhood and his work as a teacher, he reflects on the pain of not understanding, pedagogy and the contradictions of the education system.
The original title is «Chagrin d'école»; the translation is by Manuel Sarrat Crespo. Winner of the Prix Renaudot in 2007.
Of interest to teachers, families and readers seeking to understand school failure from the experience of someone who lived it.
Daniel Pennac is a French writer. He received the Prix Renaudot in 2007 for his essay Chagrin d'école.
