Lucien Gourong
# Lucien Gourong

Lucien Gourong (11 October 1943 – 15 February 2021) was a French writer, singer, and storyteller.

## 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. He founded a storytelling festival, which took place in Chevilly-Larue. He participated in the Étonnants voyageurs festival in Saint-Malo. He also worked for Bretagne Magazine [fr], where he wrote about Breton cuisine.

Also a singer, Gourong knew of a vast repertoire of songs originating from the Pays de Lorient [fr]. 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.

