Angèle Jacq (1937 – April 12, 2021Angèle Jacq, autrice et défenseuse de la langue bretonne, est décédée ) was Breton writer. Born in Landudal, she was a farmer who became a bank employee. From 1995, she began writing historical novels located in Brittany.
In 2003, her literary work earned her the collar of the Order of the Ermine, bestowed by the . She also was a committed advocate of the Breton language, of which she was a speaker. She took a stand against the destruction of the collective memory of the Bretons and for a popular education detached from the State.
Works Historical novels: 1995: Les braises de la liberté, Éditions France-Empire. Reprinted in 2010 by Coop Breizh, this novel has a sequel, Tinaig, also published by Coop Breizh 1997: Légendes de Bretagne, France-Empire 1999: Le voyage de Jabel, Edilarge, Cezam Prix Littéraire Inter CE in 2000 2002: Ma langue au chat, Le Palémon In the series Les hommes libres : 2003: Volume 1: Ils n'avaient que leurs mains, Le Palémon 2005: Volume 2: Un brassard et des sabots, Le Palémon 2007: Volume 3: Liberté Frankiz Fahafana, Le Palémon
References
External links Angèle Jacq on les Éditions du Palémon, in Quimper Biographie on DiwanParis Angèle Jacq on Babelio Angèle Jacq : Nous ferons tout ce qu'il faut pour être un peuple à jamais on Agence Bretagne Presse