François Eliès, born Fañch Eliès and better known by the pseudonym Abeozen, (1896

Saint-Sauveur, Finistère Saint-Sauveur (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Saint-Sauveur are called in French ''Salvatoriens''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department *Roland Doré s ...

– 1963

La Baule La Baule-Escoublac (; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Écoubiâ'', , ), commonly referred to as La Baule, is a communes of France, commune in Loire-Atlantique, a departments of France, department in Pays de la Loire, western France. History Seaside re ...

) was a

Breton nationalist Breton nationalism (, ) is the nationalism of the historical province of Brittany, France. Brittany is considered to be one of the six Celtic nations (along with Cornwall, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Scotland and Wales). Breton ''nationalism'' wa ...

, novelist and dramatist who wrote in the

Breton language Breton (, , ; or in Morbihan) is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic languages, Celtic language group spoken in Brittany, part of modern-day France. It is the only Celtic language still widely in use on the European mainland, albei ...

. Abeozen was also a noted scholar of the

Welsh language Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic languages, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales by about 18% of the population, by some in England, and in (the Welsh c ...

.''Fañch Elies dit Abeozen'', Gwendal Denez, PhD thesis published by An Here Abeozen started contributing to the Breton literary journal ''

Gwalarn Gwalarn ("Northwesterly") was a Breton language literary journal. By extension, the term refers to the style of literature that it encouraged. 166 issues (numbered from 0 to 165) appeared between 1925 and May 1944. The journal was founded by Ropar ...

'' in 1925. He worked as a teacher in

Saint-Brieuc Saint-Brieuc (, Breton language, Breton: ''Sant-Brieg'' , Gallo language, Gallo: ''Saent-Berioec'') is a city in the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. History ...

from 1927 to 1940 and founded the local branch of the communist '' Secours Rouge'' organization. During the

German occupation of France The Military Administration in France (; ) was an interim occupation authority established by Nazi Germany during World War II to administer the occupied zone in areas of northern and western France. This so-called ' was established in June 19 ...

, he joined

Roparz Hemon Louis-Paul Némo (18 November 1900 – 29 June 1978), better known by the pseudonym Roparz Hemon, was a Breton author and scholar of Breton expression. He was the author of numerous dictionaries, grammars, poems and short stories. He also fou ...

at the newly founded

Radio Rennes Bretagne Radio Rennes Bretagne (in Breton: ''Radio Roazon-Breiz'') was a radio station based in Rennes, and the first station to have regular Breton language programming. However, it was not powerful enough to broadcast to the Breton-speaking western parts ...

and wrote for ''La Bretagne'', ''

L'Heure Bretonne ''L'Heure Bretonne'' ("The Breton Times") was a Breton nationalist weekly newspaper which was published from June 1940 to June 1944. It was the organ of the Breton National Party and was strongly associated with collaborationist politics during Wor ...

'' and '' Arvor''. He was also a member of

Seiz Breur Seiz Breur was an artistic movement founded in 1923 in Brittany. Although it adopted the symbolic name ''seiz breur'', meaning ''seven brothers'' in the Breton language, this did not refer to the number of members, but to the title of a folk-story. ...

and the Institut celtique de Bretagne. As France was liberated Abeozen, like many Breton nationalists, was arrested for collaborating with the German occupants and spent fourteen months in prison. (See also

Breton nationalism and World War II Long before World War II, the various Breton nationalist organizations were often anti-French and anti-colonialist, opposed to the Central Government's policy of linguistic imperialism, and critical to varying degrees of post- French Revolution-s ...

for the political background.) He was further fired from the Éducation nationale and forbidden to stay in administrative Brittany. He was considered one of the best orators and writers in the Breton language of his time. His work on the Breton language history was essential for further studies.

Bibliography

Partial bibliography *

Breton Breton most often refers to: *anything associated with Brittany, and generally **Breton people **Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany ** Breton (horse), a breed **Gale ...

translation of

Mabinogion The ''Mabinogion'' () is a collection of the earliest Welsh prose stories, compiled in Middle Welsh in the 12th–13th centuries from earlier oral traditions. There are two main source manuscripts, created –1410, as well as a few earlier frag ...

. * ''Lennaduriou kembraek (XVIIvet - XIXvet kantved). Dibabet ha troet gant Abeozen''; Brest, Gwalarn, n° 108, Du 1937, pp 3–43. * ''Geriadurig brezonek krenn''. Rennes. 1941. Sterenn * ''Yezadur berr ar c'hembraeg''. Skridoù Breizh - Brest. 1942. * ''Dremm an Ankou'' (translation: The face of death). Skridoù Breizh - Brest : La Baule. 1942. * ''Hervelina Geraouell''. Éditions de Bretagne : Skridou Breiz - Brest. 1943,

Hor yezh Hor Awibre (also known as Hor I) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the early 13th Dynasty in the late Middle Kingdom. Reign * He had a short reign only partially preserved in the Turin King List * He may have had a coregency with Sekhemre Khutawy K ...

- Lesneven 1988 * ''Marvailhou loened''. Éditions de Bretagne : Skridou Breiz - Brest. 1943 * ''Skol vihan ar c'hembraeg''. Skridou Breizh - Brest. 1944. (avec Kerverziou) * ''Bisousig kazh an tevenn''.

Al Liamm ''Al Liamm'' (Breton for "The Link") is a bimonthly magazine of culture and literature in the Breton language. History The first issue of ''Al Liamm'' was published in 1946. The initial magazine was created in Paris by Pêr ar Bihan and Andrev La ...

. 1954, An Here - Quimper, 1987. * ''Istor lennegezh vrezhonek an amzer-vremañ'', Al Liamm, 1957. Histoire de la

littérature ''Littérature'' was a literary and surrealistic magazine edited by André Breton, Philippe Soupault, and Louis Aragon. Its first issue was published on March 19, 1919. Dwindling circulation would prompt Breton to terminate publication after the A ...

bretonne. * ''Damskeud eus hol lennegezh kozh.'' Al Liamm. 1962. * ''Yezhadur nevez ar C'hembraeg''. Hor Yezh - Brest. 1964. (avec Goulven Pennaod) * ''Pirc'hirin kala-goanv''. Brest,

, 1969, Al Liamm - Brest. 1986. * ''Pevar skourr ar Mabinogi troidigezh diwar skrid al levr gwenn, kentskrid ha notennou gant F. Elies Abeozen''.

Quimper Quimper (, ; ; or ) is a Communes of France, commune and Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the ...

, Preder, 1980. * ''Breiz a gan''. Chorale Saint-Matthieu -

Morlaix Morlaix (; , ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. History The Battle of Morlaix, part of the Hundred Years' War, was fought near the town on 30 Septembe ...

. 1980. * ''Pevar skourr ar mabinogi''. Preder -

Plomelin Plomelin (; ''Ploveilh'' in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It lies near the Odet river, about southwest of Quimper. International relations Plomelin is twinned with the village of Crym ...

. 1980. * ''Kan ar spered hag ar Galon''. Mouludarioù Hor Yezh - Lesneven. 1983. photogr. de Daniele Jego * ''Barzhaz 1837-1939''. Hor yezh - Lesneven. 1987 * ''Argantael''. Al Liamm - Brest. 1989. préf. de Gwendal Denez

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References

* {{Authority control 1896 births 1963 deaths Breton nationalists Writers from Brittany French male writers Breton-language writers 20th-century French male writers Poets from Brittany Breton-language poets