Laudatio pronunciata in occasione del conferimento della Laurea ad honorem a Daniel Pennac da parte dell’Università degli Studi di Bologna (Bologna, 26 marzo 2013)

In the laudatio given on the occasion of the awarding of the honorary degree, the career of the French writer Daniel Pennac is retraced with particular attention to the educational aspects of his work. In his production, in fact, frequently recurring are the themes connected with childhood and education: from the encouragement of reading in young people, to the reference to daily life in the classroom, from the creation of books for children, to the issues of generational conflicts, the adultization of childhood and other topics – which all show the particular approach to the children’s world and imagery, so vivid in the sensitivity and the personal experience of Pennac as a former teacher.