Lucien Gourong
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Singer
Storyteller
Lucien Gourong | |
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| Born | 11 October 1943 |
| Died | 15 February 2021 (aged 77) |
| Occupations | Writer Singer Storyteller |
Lucien Gourong (11 October 1943 – 15 February 2021) was a French writer, singer, and storyteller.[1]
After he earned a degree in history from the University of Nantes, Gourong owned a cabaret in Lorient for ten years, where he programmed over 500 shows. He spent more than 40 years as a storyteller, travelling across France and the Francophone world. His stories included Écoute voir comme ça sent bon, La Mer à boire, Les aventures du Capitaine Morvan, and L'aïeule ! Oh que la guerre est moche.[2] He founded a storytelling festival, which took place in Chevilly-Larue. He participated in the Étonnants voyageurs festival in Saint-Malo.[3] He also worked for Bretagne Magazine, where he wrote about Breton cuisine.[4]
Also a singer, Gourong knew of a vast repertoire of songs originating from the Pays de Lorient.[5] His father gifted him dozens of notebooks written by a Breton sailor, which were translated into French by Gourong.
Lucien Gourong died from COVID-19, on 15 February 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in France. He was 77.[6]
Bibliography
- Grande et petites histoires de l’île (1997)
- Contes de la rade de Lorient et des Coureaux de Groix (1998)
- Contes de Quiberon et des alentours (1999)
- L'Aïeule (1999)
- Contes des îles de Bretagne (1999)
- Tout conte fait (2002)
- Les Aventures du capitaine Morvan (2002)
- Le Grand Géant Grands Sourcils, Blanc Silex Editions (2002)
- Drôles de Marines! (2004)
- Saveurs de Bretagne (2005)
- Carnet gourmand de Bretagne (2007)
- Confidences d'un homard (2008)
- A table ! (2019)
