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4 unusual facts about Le petit Nicolas


Jean-Jacques Sempé

He once drew a series called Le petit Nicolas, starting it in the 1950s, but he is best known for his posterlike illustrations, usually drawn from a distant or high viewpoint depicting detailed countrysides or cities.

Laurent Tirard

He has already filmed an adaptation of the famous French children's book Le petit Nicolas.

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An English edition of the series with anglicized character names was released in 1978, translated by Anthea Bell.

It was created by René Goscinny and illustrated by Jean-Jacques Sempé and it was published for the first time on March 29, 1959.



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