Daniel Rondeau

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.

The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing, journalism and diplomacy. Employment is recorded with Libération, Le Nouvel Obs and Le Monde. Positions recorded include Permanent Delegates of France to UNESCO and French Ambassador to Malta. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour, Member of the Order of Maritime Merit, National Maltese Order of Merit and Commander of the National Order of the Cedar.

• Name — Daniel Rondeau • Born — 7 May 1948 • Birthplace — Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, France • Education — Panthéon-Assas University • Occupation — Writer Journalist Diplomat • Known for — Member of the Académie Française

Works by Daniel Rondeau • 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. • Arrière-pays — 2021 — Novel

Daniel Rondeau worked in creative and professional writing, journalism, diplomacy and prose. He was employed by Libération, Le Nouvel Obs, Le Monde and Paris Match. Recorded positions include Permanent Delegates of France to UNESCO, French Ambassador to Malta and member of the Académie française. He belonged to Académie Française.

Daniel Rondeau is recorded with the occupation journalist. Recorded as writer, journalist, diplomat and historian.