French writer and poet (1946–2023)
Daniel Giraud (10 January 1946 – 6 October 2023) was a French essayist, translator, and poet. He was also a blues musician under the stage name Dan Giraud.
Giraud translated the poems of Oriental writers such as Li Bai, Hanshan, Ryōkan, and Sengcan. He also wrote works on Chan Buddhism, alchemy, and astrology.
Biography.
Born in Marseille on 10 January 1946, Giraud studied drawing at the École supérieure d'art et de design Marseille-Méditerranée. In 1966, he earned a diploma as an assistant film director at the film school of the Conservatoire libre du cinéma français in Paris. In 1972, he moved to the Ariège department, where he lived for the rest of his life.
In 1977, Giraud created the poetic and metaphysic magazine "Révolution Intérieure", which published its last edition in 1987 due to financial problems. In 1981, he played the role of a peddler in the film "The Return of Martin Guerre", directed by Daniel Vigne. During the 1990s, he conducted several interviews, received multiple scholarships, and took a number of trips, particularly to Africa and Asia.
Daniel Giraud committed suicide in Saint-Girons, Ariège, on 6 October 2023, at the age of 77.
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