Francis Marmande
Francis Marmande | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 January 1945 Bayonne, France |
| Died | 25 December 2025 (aged 80) Paris, France |
| Occupations | Author, musician and journalist |
Francis Marmande (10 January 1945 – 25 December 2025) was a French author, musician and journalist for the French newspaper Le Monde from 1977. Marmande also served as the director of a modern literature laboratory (Littérature au présent) at Paris Diderot University.[1]
Life and career
Marmande was born on 10 January 1945.[2] He graduated in 1966 from the École Normale Supérieure in Saint-Cloud. A jazz critic, Marmande also played double bass and recorded with the Jac Berrocal Group.[3] He was a contributor to Jazz Magazine from 1971 to 2000, which he also helped illustrate from 1976 to 1994.
From 2006, he had a regular column in Le Monde, writing on topics such as jazz, bullfighting, and literature.
Marmande died from cancer in Paris on 25 December 2025, at the age of 80.[4]
Bibliography
- Bataille politique, Presses Universitaires de Lyon, 1985.
- L’Indifférence des ruines, Parenthèses, 1985.
- La Mémoire du chien, Fourbis, 1993.
- Œillet rouge sur le sable, avec Florence Delay, Fourbis, 1994.
- La Perfection du bonheur, Descartes & Cie, 1994 ISBN 2-910301-07-9
- Le Chemin des dames, Fourbis, 1995.
- La Housse partie, Fourbis, 1997.
- La Chambre d’amour, éditions du Scorff, 1997.
- Suzanne un jour, avec Rodrigo de Zayas, Esprit des péninsules, 1999.
- Chutes libres, Farrago, 2000.
- La Police des caractères, Descartes & Cie, 2001.
- Curro, Romero, y Curro Romero, Verdier, 2001 ISBN 2-86432-339-7
- À partir du lapin, Verdier, 2002 ISBN 2-86432-359-1
- Rocío, Verdier, 2003 ISBN 2-86432-393-1
References
- ^ Directory entry at University Denis Diderot (in French)
- ^ https://www.babelio.com/auteur/Francis-Marmande/45772
- ^ CD The Night Knows. - IS 040
- ^ Guerrin, Michel (27 December 2025). "The death of Francis Marmande, former journalist for "Le Monde", columnist on jazz and bullfighting". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2026.
External links
- Francis Marmande profile via Le Monde diplomatique
- Francis Marmande at IMDb
- Francis Marmande discography at Discogs