Daniel Rondeau
Daniel Rondeau | |
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 Daniel Rondeau in 2010 | |
| Born | 7 May 1948 |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Panthéon-Assas University |
| Occupation(s) | Writer Journalist Diplomat |
| Known for | Member of the Académie Française |
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]
Works
| Title | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chagrin lorrain | 1979 | Account of deindustrialisation in Lorraine |
| L'Âge-Déraison, véritable biographie imaginaire de Johnny H | 1982 | Fictional biography of his friend Johnny Hallyday |
| Trans-Europ-Express | 1984 | Anthology of Libération reportage |
| Tanger | 1987 | Travelogue of Tangiers. |
| 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 friend Michel Aoun's interim premiership at the end of the Lebanese Civil War. |
| Portraits champenois | 1991 | Account of his home region of Champagne, with photographs by his brother Gérard Rondeau |
| La Part du diable | 1992 | Novel |
| Littérature notre ciel! | 1992 | Account of Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt |
| Les Fêtes partagées; Lectures et autres voyages | 1994 | Literary anthology |
| Mitterrand et nous | 1994 | Account of the presidency of François Mitterrand |
| Des hommes libres; La France libre par ceux qui l’ont faite | 1997 | Co-editor with Roger Stéphane of accounts by Free French resistance members |
| Alexandrie | 1997 | Travelogue of Alexandria. Winner of the 1998 Prix des Deux Magots |
| Johnny | 1999 | Anthology of journalistic interviews and portraits of Johnny Hallyday. Second edition 2009. |
| Istanbul | 2002 | Travelogue of Istanbul. |
| Dans la marche du temps | 2004 | Novel |
| Camus ou les promesses de la vie | 2005 | Account of Albert 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 from L'Express |
| Carthage | 2008 | Travelogue and meditation on the ruins and history of Carthage |
| 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 on boxing |
| Mécaniques du chaos | 2017 | Novel. Winner of the Grand 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. |
Honours
- French
- Chevalier of the Legion of Honour[1]
- Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres[1]
- Chevalier of the Ordre du Mérite Maritime[1]
- Foreign (honorary)
- Officer of the National Order of Merit (Malta)[1]
- Commander of the National Order of the Cedar (Lebanon)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Daniel Rondeau". Académie française. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Un nouvel immortel élu jeudi à l'Académie française". Le Point (in French). 8 December 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b Van der Plaetsen, Jean-René (13 January 2012). "Son Excellence Daniel Rondeau". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Daniel Rondeau". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Le Marnais Daniel Rondeau élu à l'Académie Française". France 3 Grand Est (in French). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
Categories:
- French editors
- 1948 births
- 20th-century French male writers
- 20th-century French essayists
- 20th-century French journalists
- 20th-century French non-fiction writers
- 20th-century French novelists
- 21st-century French male writers
- 21st-century French essayists
- 21st-century French journalists
- 21st-century French non-fiction writers
- 21st-century French novelists
- Boxing writers
- French travel writers
- Ambassadors of France
- Ambassadors to Malta
- Permanent Delegates of France to UNESCO
- Members of the Académie Française
- Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
- Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- Recipients of the National Order of Merit (Malta)
- Living people
- People from Marne (department)
- Panthéon-Assas University alumni
- French Maoists