Pêr-Jakez Helias

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Pêr-Jakez Helias (nom de plume Pierre-Jakez Hélias) was a French author, poet, stage actor and radio worker of Breton expression. He was born in 1914 in Pouldreuzig, Penn-ar-Bed, Brittany and died on August 13, 1995. He also collected folk tales from his native land and wrote both in Breton and French. His best-selling novel is Le Cheval d'orgueil (Horse of Pride, 1975), which Claude Chabrol adapted for cinema in 1980.

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  • Pierre-Jakez Hélias, book #36, published by Skol Vreizh
  • Per-Jakez Hélias. Niverenn ispisial, special edition #172, published by Brud Nevez, 1994
  • Francis Favereau: Pierre-Jakez Hélias, Bigouden universel, published by Pluriel
  • Thierry Glon: Pierre-Jakez Hélias et la Bretagne perdue, published by Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 1998
  • Pascal Rannou: Inventaire d'un héritage — Essai sur l'œuvre littéraire de Pierre-Jakez Hélias, published by An Here
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NAME Helias, Pêr-Jakez
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Breton author
DATE OF BIRTH 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Pouldreuzig, Penn-ar-Bed, Brittany, France
DATE OF DEATH August 13, 1995
PLACE OF DEATH
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