Pêr-Jakez Helias
1914
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1995
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
movement: proletarian literature
country of citizenship: France
native language: French
educated at: University of Rennes
occupation: writer, poet, professor, journalist
award received: Prix Breizh, Order of the Ermine
Pêr-Jakez Helias, baptised Pierre-Jacques Hélias, nom de plume Pierre-Jakez Hélias (1914–1995) was a Breton stage actor, journalist, author, poet, and writer for radio who worked in the French and Breton languages. For many years he directed a weekly radio programme in the Breton language and co-founded a summer festival at Quimper which became the Festival de Cornouaille. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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