Daniel Rondeau | |
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 Daniel Rondeau in 2010 | |
| Born | (1948-05-07)7 May 1948 (age 76) |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Panthéon-Assas University |
| Occupation(s) | Writer Journalist Diplomat |
| Known for | Member of theAcadémie Française |
Daniel Rondeau (French pronunciation:[danjɛlʁɔ̃do]; born 7 May 1948) is a French writer, editor, and diplomat.[1][2] Born inLe Mesnil-sur-Oger, he studied law atPanthéon-Assas where the spirit ofMay 68 saw him embraceMaoism and join theproletariat by working from 1970 to 1974 in a factory inNancy making insulation.[3][4] He worked forFrance Inter'sNord-Est radio station from 1977,[4] before moving to Paris, where he worked for the newspapersLibération (1982–1985)Le Nouvel Observateur (1985–1998) andL'Express (1998–2007).[1][2][5] He was French ambassador to Malta (2008–2011) and toUNESCO (2011–2013).[1][3] He has written fiction, reportage, literary criticism and political commentary, and for his oeuvre won theGrand prix de littérature Paul-Morand in 1998. After unsuccessfully standing for election to theAcadémie Française in 2011 and 2016, he was elected to seat 8 in 2019.[1][6]
| Title | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chagrin lorrain | 1979 | Account ofdeindustrialisation inLorraine |
| L'Âge-Déraison, véritable biographie imaginaire de Johnny H | 1982 | Fictional biography of his friendJohnny Hallyday |
| Trans-Europ-Express | 1984 | Anthology ofLibération reportage |
| Tanger | 1987 | Travelogue ofTangiers. |
| L'enthousiasme | 1988 | Memoir 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? | 1988 | Co-editor with Jean-François Fogel of an anthology of writers explaining their motivations. |
| Les Tambours du Monde | 1989 | Novel |
| Chronique du Liban rebelle 1988–1989 | 1991 | Account of his friendMichel Aoun's interim premiership at the end of theLebanese Civil War. |
| Portraits champenois | 1991 | Account of his home region ofChampagne, with photographs by his brother Gérard Rondeau |
| La Part du diable | 1992 | Novel |
| Littérature notre ciel! | 1992 | Account ofHeinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt [de] |
| Les Fêtes partagées; Lectures et autres voyages | 1994 | Literary anthology |
| Mitterrand et nous | 1994 | Account of the presidency ofFrançois Mitterrand |
| Des hommes libres; La France libre par ceux qui l’ont faite | 1997 | Co-editor withRoger Stéphane of accounts byFree French resistance members |
| Alexandrie | 1997 | Travelogue ofAlexandria. Winner of the 1998Prix des Deux Magots |
| Johnny | 1999 | Anthology of journalistic interviews and portraits of Johnny Hallyday. Second edition 2009. |
| Istanbul | 2002 | Travelogue ofIstanbul. |
| Dans la marche du temps | 2004 | Novel |
| Camus ou les promesses de la vie | 2005 | Account ofAlbert Camus' life and work |
| Les vignes de Berlin | 2006 | First volume of his autobiography,Mémoire tu l'appelleras |
| Journal de lectures, 1999–2006 | 2007 | Anthology of literary articles fromL'Express |
| Carthage | 2008 | Travelogue and meditation on the ruins and history ofCarthage |
| Malta Hanina | 2012 | Account of Malta |
| Vingt ans et plus | 2014 | Excerpts from his 1991–2012 diaries. Winner of the Prix Saint-Simon |
| Boxing-Club | 2016 | Essays onboxing |
| Mécaniques du chaos [fr] | 2017 | Novel. Winner of theGrand Prix du roman de l'Académie française |
| La raison et le cœur | 2018 | Anthology of political and literary pieces written since 1984, some previously unpublished. |
| Arrière-pays | 2021 | Novel |
