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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, before moving to Paris, where he worked for the newspapers Libération (1982–1985) Le Nouvel Observateur (1985–1998) and L'Express (1998–2007). He was French ambassador to Malta (2008–2011) and to UNESCO (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.
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GenderMale
Birthday1948-05-07 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceLe Mesnil-sur-Oger, France
SiblingsGérard Rondeau
CitizenshipsFrance
AwardsJules Rimet Prize, honorary doctor of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Commander of the National Order of the Cedar, Knight of the Order of Maritime Merit, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Grand prix de littérature Paul-Morand, Eugène Dabit populist novel award, Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, National Maltese Order of Merit, Prix des Deux Magots
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