by Daniel Rondeau · Editions Nil · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782841110810
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«Tanger et autres Marocs» is Daniel Rondeau's travel book, published by Editions Nil in paperback (312 pages, in French).
Starting from the portrait Rondeau devoted to Tangier in 1987, this expanded edition gathers his impressions of other Moroccan cities, such as Marrakech, Fez, Essaouira and Taroudant, along with travel notes. The journey recalls the fascination the port city exerted on artists and travellers like Matisse, Tennessee Williams or Paul Bowles, and culminates in a return to Tangier, where the author meets again Mohamed Choukri and a Bowles settled in his own exile.
Revised and enlarged edition of the book «Tanger», originally published in 1987. Includes bibliographical references.
Recommended for readers interested in Morocco, travel literature and the figure of Paul Bowles and the artistic colony of Tangier.
Daniel Rondeau 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.
