Daniel Rondeau

Daniel Rondeau (; born 7 May 1948) is a French writer, editor, and diplomat. 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. He worked for France Inter's Nord-Est radio station from 1977, He was French ambassador to Malta (2008–2011) and to UNESCO (2011–2013).

Works +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 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 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

Honours French Chevalier of the Legion of Honour Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Chevalier of the Ordre du Mérite Maritime Foreign (honorary) Officer of the National Order of Merit (Malta) Commander of the National Order of the Cedar (Lebanon)