Daniel Rondeau

Daniel Rondeau (born 7 May 1948) is a French writer, editor, and diplomat.[1][2] Born in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, he studied law at Panthéon-Assas where the spirit of May 68 saw him embrace Maoism and join the proletariat by working from 1970 to 1974 in a factory in Nancy making insulation.[3][4] He worked for France Inter's Nord-Est radio station from 1977,[4] before moving to Paris, where he worked for the newspapers Libération (1982–1985) Le Nouvel Observateur (1985–1998) and L'Express (1998–2007).[1][2][5] He was French ambassador to Malta (2008–2011) and to UNESCO (2011–2013).[1][3] He has written fiction, reportage, literary criticism and political commentary, and for his oeuvre won the Grand prix de littérature Paul-Morand in 1998. After unsuccessfully standing for election to the Académie Française in 2011 and 2016, he was elected to seat 8 in 2019.[1][6]

Daniel Rondeau
Daniel Rondeau in 2010
Born (1948-05-07) 7 May 1948
NationalityFrench
EducationPanthéon-Assas University
OccupationWriter
Journalist
Diplomat
Known forMember of the Académie Française

Works

Works by Daniel Rondeau[1]
TitleDateNotes
Chagrin lorrain1979Account of deindustrialisation in Lorraine
L'Âge-Déraison, véritable biographie imaginaire de Johnny H1982Fictional biography of his friend Johnny Hallyday
Trans-Europ-Express1984Anthology of Libération reportage
Tanger1987Travelogue of Tangiers.
L'enthousiasme1988Memoir of his time as a factory worker in Lorraine. Revised edition in 2006 was the second volume of his autobiography, Mémoire tu l'appelleras
Pourquoi écrivez vous?1988Co-editor with Jean-François Fogel of an anthology of writers explaining their motivations.
Les Tambours du Monde1989Novel
Chronique du Liban rebelle 1988–19891991Account of his friend Michel Aoun's interim premiership at the end of the Lebanese Civil War.
Portraits champenois1991Account of his home region of Champagne, with photographs by his brother Gérard Rondeau
La Part du diable1992Novel
Littérature notre ciel!1992Account of Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt
Les Fêtes partagées; Lectures et autres voyages1994Literary anthology
Mitterrand et nous1994Account of the presidency of François Mitterrand
Des hommes libres; La France libre par ceux qui l’ont faite1997Co-editor with Roger Stéphane of accounts by Free French resistance members
Alexandrie1997Travelogue of Alexandria. Winner of the 1998 Prix des Deux Magots
Johnny1999Anthology of journalistic interviews and portraits of Johnny Hallyday. Second edition 2009.
Istanbul2002Travelogue of Istanbul.
Dans la marche du temps2004Novel
Camus ou les promesses de la vie2005Account of Albert Camus' life and work
Les vignes de Berlin2006First volume of his autobiography, Mémoire tu l'appelleras
Journal de lectures, 1999–20062007Anthology of literary articles from L'Express
Carthage2008Travelogue and meditation on the ruins and history of Carthage
Malta Hanina2012Account of Malta
Vingt ans et plus2014Excerpts from his 1991–2012 diaries. Winner of the Prix Saint-Simon
Boxing-Club2016Essays on boxing
Mécaniques du chaos2017Novel. Winner of the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
La raison et le cœur2018Anthology of political and literary pieces written since 1984, some previously unpublished.

Honours

French
Foreign (honorary)

References

  1. "Daniel Rondeau". Académie française. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. "Un nouvel immortel élu jeudi à l'Académie française". Le Point (in French). 8 December 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. Van der Plaetsen, Jean-René (13 January 2012). "Son Excellence Daniel Rondeau". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. "Daniel Rondeau". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  5. "La Ferté-Vidame fête les livres dimanche 7 septembre". Eurélien.fr (in French). Conseil départemental d'Eure-et-Loir. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. "Le Marnais Daniel Rondeau élu à l'Académie Française". France 3 Grand Est (in French). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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