Daniel Rondeau, from Johnny to the French Academy

It would be necessary to identify the writers who won the grand prix du roman de l'Académie française who then became immortal.

There is a plethora of them, as if the prestigious award were some kind of entry key to Quai Conti.

For Daniel Rondeau, it went quickly, very quickly: winner in 2017, elected in 2019. He will occupy a coveted chair - that of Michel Déon (winner of the grand prize in 1973 for

, elected in 1978) -, who had been the subject of a few "white" elections - refusal of the candidates who presented themselves for the vote.

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Within the Company, there is a tradition which deserves our attention: a word is attributed to each immortal upon his election to the French Academy;

for Daniel Rondeau, it is "visa", and this term says a lot about the man, who, in fact, is not only a writer, he was also the French Ambassador in Malta, he is the permanent delegate of France to Unesco.

This profile is enriched by a career as a heterogeneous journalist, a

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