Alain Duret (29 October 1935 – 13 April 2020) was a French writer.[1]

Alain Duret
Born(1935-10-29)29 October 1935
Died13 April 2020(2020-04-13) (aged 84)
Quincy, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationWriter

After studying to become a geographer, Duret spent the majority of his career teaching at a large lycée in Paris. He held a doctoral degree in geostrategy from Paris-Sorbonne University, and worked for the newspaper Le Monde for almost thirty years.

His works range from geopolitical essays to detective and science fiction novels. He has published around 20 science fiction short stories, and over 100 articles in various newspapers. His works revolved largely around Marxist ideals.

Alain Duret died on 13 April 2020 in Quincy at the age of 84.

Notable works

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  • A Lireuse (1978)
  • Pays et Gens de France (1984)
  • L'Histoire au jour le jour (1986)
  • Les Années froides (1986)
  • Le ciel est par-dessus le toit (1989)
  • Moyen-Orient, crises et enjeux (1994)
  • La Nouvelle Menace nucléaire (1996)
  • Kronikes de la Fédérasion (1997)
  • Israël-Palestine, un destin partagé (1997)
  • Le Meilleur Tireur de l'Est (1999)
  • La Conquête spatiale, du rêve au marché (2002)
  • Aspects géostratégiques du monde postbipolaire (2010)
  • Les Occidentaux (2011)
  • Mars est encore loin (2012)
  • La Banane (2016)[2][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "L'écrivain Alain Duret, qui résidait à Quincy depuis plusieurs années, est décédé". Le Berry Républicain (in French). 21 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Activities of Alain Duret". BnF Databank.
  3. ^ "Introduction". Alain Duret (in French). Archived from the original on 16 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Publications de Alain Duret DURET Alain". Delatour France (in French).[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Alain DURET". NooSFere (in French).