Jean-Philippe Arrou-Vignod (born 18 September 1958) is a French

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...

. He is known for the series ''Enquête au collège'' and the ''Une famille aux petits oignons'' stories.

Personal life

He was second among six boys in the family.

Career

While beginning his career as a teacher in 1989, he received the First Roman Award for ''Le Rideau de Nuit''.

Works

General

With Gallimard

* 1984: ''Le rideau sur la nuit'' (

Prix du premier roman The Prix du Premier Roman (''debut novel, First Novel Prize'') is a French literary prize awarded to an unpublished novelist between the ages of 18 and 30. The monetary reward is 3,000 Euros. The prize was first awarded in 1977. Starting with 1 ...

) * 1987: ''Un amateur en sentiments'' * 1989 : ''Le cabinet à éclipses'' * 1990: ''Le discours des absents'' * 1995 ''Le conseil d’indiscipline'' * 1997: ''L’homme du cinquième jour'' (

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) * 1999 : ''Histoire de l’homme que sa femme vient de quitter'' * 2017: ''Vous écrivez ?''

With other editors

* 1994: ''La lettre italienne'' (Belfond) * 1989: ''L’Afrique intérieure'' (

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) * 1998: ''Les jours d’avant'' (Belfond) * 2003: ''Être heureux'' (Arléa) * 2006: ''Ferreira revient'' (Belfond)

Youth

''Enquête au collège'' series

Illustrations by Serge Bloch, with

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* 1989 : ''Le professeur a disparu'' * 1991 : ''Enquête au collège'' * 1993 : ''P.P.Cul-Vert détective privé'' * 1995 : ''Sur la piste de la salamandre'' * 1998 : ''Le mystère du Loch Ness'' * 2000 : ''Le Club des inventeurs'' * 2012 : ''Sa majesté P.P. 1^er'' * 2013 : ''Le professeur a disparu'' ''Histoires des Jean-Quelque-chose'' series * 2000 : ''L'Omelette au sucre'' * 2003 : ''Le Camembert volant'' * 2007 : ''La Soupe de poissons rouges'' * 2009 : ''Des vacances en chocolat'' * 2013 : ''La Cerise sur le gâteau'' * 2016 : ''Une belle brochette de bananes'' * 2018: ''Un petit pois pour six''

Other novels

With Gallimard Jeunesse * ''Le Collège fantôme'', éd. Gallimard Jeunesse, () * ''Bon Anniversaire'', éd. Gallimard Jeunesse, () * L'invité des CE2, éd. Gallimard Jeunesse * ''Agence Pertinax'', éd. Gallimard Jeunesse * ''Magnus Million et le dortoir des cauchemars'', éd. Gallimard Jeunesse, () * ''Mimsy Pocket et les enfants sans nom'', éd. Gallimard Jeunesse With other editors * ''Léo des villes, Léo des champs'' (Thierry Magnier) * ''Le livre dont je ne suis pas le héros (L'École des loisirs)'' Picture books * ''Rita et Machin'' series, illustrated by Olivier Tallec * ''Louise Titi'', illustrated by Soledad * ''Le prince Sauvage et la renarde'', illustrated by Jean-Claude Götting

Theater

* 2000 : ''Femmes'' * 2004 : ''Compartiment séducteur'', staging by Jean-Pierre Bouvier, at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in

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References

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