François Le Peru (8 February 1940 – 13 January 2023), known by the pen name Fañch Peru, was a French teacher and writer of 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 ...

Biography

Le Peru worked as a teacher in

Tréguier Tréguier (; ) is a port town in the French department of Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, northwestern France. It is the capital town of the province of Trégor. Geography Tréguier is located 36 m. N.W. of Saint-Brieuc by road. The port is situat ...

for many years, where he was a member of the ''Cercle Culturel Ernest Renan''. He wrote articles in numerous Breton-language newspapers and magazines, such as ''Brud'', ', and '. As a member of the

Breton Democratic Union Breton Democratic Union (, , UDB) is a Breton nationalist, autonomist, and regionalist political party in Brittany () and Loire-Atlantique. The UDB advocates devolution for Brittany as well as the promotion of its regional languages ( Breton a ...

, he served as

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...

Berhet Berhet (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Berhet are called ''Berhetois'' in French. Breton language The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar b ...

from 1983 to 2001. Fañch Peru died on 13 January 2023, at the age of 82.

Works

*''Ur c'huzhiad avaloù douss-trenk'' (1985) *''Teñzor run ar gov'' (1988) *''Glizarc'hant'' (1988) *''Bugel ar c'hoad'' (1989) *''An Traoniennoù glas'' (1993) *''Enezenn an eñvor'' (1994) *''Etrezek an aber sall'' (1995) *''60 pennad e brezhoneg bev'' (1996) *''Kernigelled ar goanv'' (1997) *''Hentoù ar C'hornog'' (1998) *''Eñvorennoù Melen ki bihan rodellek'' (1999) *''Va enezenn din-me'' (2000) *''Eus an aod vev d'ar c'hoad don'' (2002) *''Gwaskado'' (2004) *''Gwenodennoù hon hunvreoù'' (2007) *''Kanfarded Milin ar Wern'' (2008) *''Ur vuhez kazh'' (2010) *''Kan ar stivell'' (2012) *''Bigorned-sukr ha bara mel'' (2014) *''Ar C'hizeller hag ar Vorganez'' (2016) *''E Seizh avel ar bed'' (2021)

References

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