Lucien Gourong

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 Bretagne Magazine [fr], where he wrote about Breton cuisine.^[4]

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

• 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)

• 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)

• Lucien Gourong discography at Discogs