Le Petit Nicolas: How Goscinny and Sempé created a childhood hero

René Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé created Le Petit Nicolas by drawing on their schoolboy memories.

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Their collaboration produced a beloved character, blending humor and nostalgia from the 1960s.

The adventures of Le Petit Nicolas became a literary and cultural phenomenon in France and abroad.

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