Lucien Gourong Explained
Lucien Gourong (11 October 1943 – 15 February 2021) was a French writer, singer, and storyteller.[1]
Biography
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 , where he wrote about Breton cuisine.[4]
Also a singer, Gourong knew of a vast repertoire of songs originating from the .[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)
Discography
- Faut faire avec (1976)
- Kloz En Douët - L'Île De Groix & La Mer - Histoires & Chansons (1977)
- Venez avec moi au bistrot (1979)
- Les temps changent (1981)
- Les veillées mortuaires (1982)
- Le Yank Tsé Kiang (1983)
- De long en large (1992)
- Le Vieil Océan (1992)
- De l’Orient à Lorient (1992)
- La destinée souriante des loups de mer manqués (1999)
- Les Sept Vies (2001)
- Le Best of (2005)
- Le best-of - 2 (2005)
Notes and References
- Web site: Bretagne. La dernière révérence de Lucien Gourong, le globe-conteur. 16 February 2021. Ouest-France. French.
- Web site: Lucien Gourong. Babelio. French.
- Web site: Lucien Gourong, le passeur de mémoire. Étonnants Voyageurs. 5 June 2023 . French.
- Web site: Lucien Gourong : son voyage au pays de la lichouserie. 1 December 2020. Le Télégramme. French.
- Web site: Légendes et chansons de Lucien Gourong. 19 June 2012. Ouest-France. French.
- Web site: Les Immanquables à Lorient. 16 February 2021. Le Télégramme. French.
