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Luc Baranger

Luc Baranger, married with two daughters, was born in 1951 in the west of France, near the slate mines of Anjou. He was adopted and raised by an atypical couple : a gold-hearted ex-prostitute and an anarchist activist who paid dearly for his political convictions ; among other hardships, he spent four years in the Siberian gulag. From childhood Luc Baranger has had three passions : blues, rock 'n' roll and Amerindian civilizations and cultures. As Albert Londres said, "There are two kinds of people, those who have furniture, and those who have suitcases." He has lived and worked in England, on the Indian Ocean, in the South Pacific, in the United States, and finally in Quebec, which he plans to leave only by way of the cemetery. He has worked as a floor waxer, a car bodyworker, bicycle renter, road manager, special-education teacher, long distance teaching systems installer, teaching supervisor, writing workshop leader, teacher, school principal, owner and operator of a submersible vessel, and ministerial adviser... He has published ten books since 1996 and written songs for his musician friend, bluesman Paul Personne. He has also translated some twenty American novels and short stories for French publishers such as Gallimard, Flammarion, Lattès and Calman-Lévy.

  • Bibliography
  • Awards


Bibliography

1. Books

  • Visas antérieurs. Novel. Paris : Gallimard, (NRF), 1996.
  • Eculé sans haine. Novel. La Réunion : La Barre du Jour, 1998.
  • Backstage. Novel. Paris : Seuil, (Baleine), 2001.
  • Dernières Nouvelles du blues. Collection of short stories. Marseille : L'écailler du Sud, 2004.
  • Tupelo Mississippi Flash. Novel. Paris : Gallimard, (Série Noire), 2004.
  • À l'Est d'Eddy. Collection of short stories. Longueuil : La Veuve noire, (Marché noir), 2005.
  • Crédit revolver. Novel. Marseille : L'écailler du Sud, 2005.
  • La Balade des épavistes. Novel. Lévis : Alire, (Romans 094), 2006.
  • Out of Tout. Novel. Marseille : L'écailler du Nord, 2006.


2. Short Stories

  • "Runaround," in Blue Polar, Paris: Gallimard, Série noire, 1999.
  • "Le Coup de pied de l'âme," in Ligne noire, printemps-été 2002.
    • Reprinted as "Le Blues du coup de pied de l'âme" in Dernières Nouvelles du blues, Marseille, L'écailler du Sud, 2004.
  • "Lune de miel," in Ligne noire, spécial festival, 2002.
  • "La Couleur en Noire et Blancs, in Ligne noire, spécial concours, 2003.
    • Reprinted as "Le Blues de la couleur en Noire et Blancs" in Dernières Nouvelles du blues, Marseille, L'écailler du Sud, 2004.
    • Reprinted as "Le Blues de la couleur en Noire et Blanc" in Alibis 14, 2005.
  • "Memphis," in Ligne noire, (spécial festival), 2004.
  • "Le Suisse austral," in Ligne noire 17/18, 2004.
    • Reprinted as "Blues helvète" in Dernières Nouvelles du blues, Marseille, L'écailler du Sud, 2004.
  • "Honeymoon blues," in Dernières Nouvelles du blues, Marseille, L'écailler du Sud, 2004.
  • "Jailhouse blues," in Dernières Nouvelles du blues, Marseille, L'écailler du Sud, 2004.
  • "Country blues," in Dernières Nouvelles du blues, Marseille, L'écailler du Sud, 2004.
  • "Le Blues du coup de pédale," in Dernières Nouvelles du blues, Marseille, L'écailler du Sud, 2004.
  • "Rock blues," in Dernières Nouvelles du blues, Marseille, L'écailler du Sud, 2004.
  • "T.V. blues," in Dernières Nouvelles du blues, Marseille, L'écailler du Sud, 2004.
  • "Mercury blues," in Dernières Nouvelles du blues, Marseille, L'écailler du Sud, 2004.
  • "Casse-croûte blues," in Dernières Nouvelles du blues, Marseille, L'écailler du Sud, 2004.
  • "Tropical blues," in Dernières Nouvelles du blues, Marseille, L'écailler du Sud, 2004.
  • "Dernière Heure," in Alibis 12, 2004.
    • Reprinted in À l'Est d'Eddy, Longueuil, La Veuve noire, (Marché noir), 2005.
  • "Québec Hôtel," in Alibis 13, 2005.
    • Reprinted in À l'Est d'Eddy, Longueuil, La Veuve noire, (Marché noir), 2005.
  • "À l'Est d'Eddy," in Alibis 15, 2005.
    • Reprinted in À l'Est d'Eddy, Longueuil, La Veuve noire, (Marché noir), 2005.
  • "Va au diable!," in À l'Est d'Eddy, Longueuil, La Veuve noire, (Marché noir), 2005.
  • "Du vieux avec du neuf," in À l'Est d'Eddy, Longueuil, La Veuve noire, (Marché noir), 2005.
  • "Le Vieux aux larmes," in À l'Est d'Eddy, Longueuil, La Veuve noire, (Marché noir), 2005.
  • "Le Roi est mort: vive le roi!," in À l'Est d'Eddy, Longueuil, La Veuve noire, (Marché noir), 2005.
  • "La Retraite aux flambeaux," in À l'Est d'Eddy, Longueuil, La Veuve noire, (Marché noir), 2005.
  • "Les Veuves à la force du poignet," in À l'Est d'Eddy, Longueuil, La Veuve noire, (Marché noir), 2005.


3. Translations

  • Les Voix de Wounded Knee, Akwasasne Notes, USA, récit, 1979.
  • L'Homme en noir, récit autobiographique de Johnny Cash, Le Relais, 1986.
  • Un blues de coyote, a novel by Christopher Moore, Gallimard, (Série Noire), 1999.
  • Dur à fuir, a novel by Patrick Quinn, Gallimard, (Série Noire), 1999.
  • La Vestale à paillettes d'Alualu, a novel by Christopher Moore, Gallimard, (Série Noire), 2000.
  • Le Fils de Fletch, a novel by Gregory Mc Donald, Gallimard, (Série Noire), 2001.
  • La Longue Route, a novel by Albert I. Bezzerides, Gallimard, (Série Noire), 2001.
  • Pièges de lumière, a novel by William Bayer, Flammarion, 2001.
  • Le Lézard lubrique de Melancholy Cove, a novel by Christopher Moore, Gallimard, (Série Noire), 2002.
  • L'Agneau, a novel by Christopher Moore, Gallimard, (Série Noire), 2004.
  • Le Serment tchétchène, a novel by Khassan Baiev, JC Lattès, 2004.
  • La Route de tous les dangers, a novel by Kris Nelscott, L'Aube, 2005.
  • Pièges de Glace, a novel by Glenn Meade, L'Archipel, 2005.
  • Fatwa, a novel by Jacky Trevina, JC Lattès, à paraître.
  • À couper au couteau, a novel by Kris Nelscott, L'Aube, à paraître.
  • Les Roses du pardon, a novel by Steve Earle, L'écailler du Sud, à paraître.
  • Le Secret du chant des Baleines, a novel by Christopher Moore, Gallimard, à paraître.
  • Le Plus Sot des anges, a novel by Christopher Moore, Calmann-Lévy, à paraître.


Awards

  • 2005 Alibis Award : À l'Est d'Eddy