Biography

Romain Puértolas (born 1975) is a French author. He is most noted for the bestselling French novel The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe, which has been translated into English and has become an international bestseller sold in 36 nations. This novel sold over 100,000 copies in France by August 2014 and topped French bestseller lists. Romain Puertolas was born on December 21, 1975 in Montpellier in southern France. He is the only child of a Spanish Army colo...Read more