Daniel Rondeau (; born 7 May 1948) is a French writer, editor, and diplomat.
Born in
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (, literally ''Le Mesnil on Oger, Marne, Oger'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Marne (department), Marne Departments of France, department in the Grand Est region in north-eastern France.
Champagne
The village's vine ...
, 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,
before moving to Paris, where he worked for the newspapers ''
Libération'' (1982–1985) ''
Le Nouvel Observateur'' (1985–1998) and ''
L'Express
(, stylized in all caps) is a French weekly news magazine headquartered in Paris. The weekly stands at the political centre-right in the French media landscape, and has a lifestyle supplement, ''L'Express Styles'', and a job supplement, ''RÃ ...
'' (1998–2007).
He was French ambassador to Malta (2008–2011) and to
UNESCO
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(2011–2013).
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.
Works
Honours
;French:
* Chevalier of the
Legion of Honour
The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...
* 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)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rondeau, Daniel
Living people
1948 births
French editors
20th-century French male writers
20th-century French essayists
20th-century French journalists
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 to Malta
Permanent delegates of France to UNESCO
Members of the Académie Française
Knights of the Legion of Honour
Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Recipients of the National Order of Merit (Malta)
People from Marne (department)
Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University alumni
French Maoists
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française winners