Daniel Rondeau

Daniel Rondeau
Daniel Rondeau in 2010
Born (1948-05-07) 7 May 1948 (age 76)
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, France
NationalityFrench
EducationPanthéon-Assas University
Occupation(s)Writer
Journalist
Diplomat
Known forMember of the Académie Française

Daniel Rondeau (French pronunciation: [danjɛl ʁɔ̃do]; 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]

  1. ^ a b c d "Daniel Rondeau". Académie française. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Un nouvel immortel élu jeudi à l'Académie française". Le Point (in French). 8 December 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Van der Plaetsen, Jean-René (13 January 2012). "Son Excellence Daniel Rondeau". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. 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.