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.[1]

Fañch Peru
Mayor of Berhet
In office
March 1983 – March 2001
Preceded byLouis Merrer
Succeeded byJean-Yves Bourveau
Personal details
Born
François Le Peru

(1940-02-08)8 February 1940
Ploubezre, France
Died13 January 2023(2023-01-13) (aged 82)
Political partyUDB
OccupationTeacher
Writer

Biography

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Le Peru worked as a teacher in Tréguier 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, Ar Falz [fr], and Le Peuple breton [fr]. As a member of the Breton Democratic Union, he served as mayor of Berhet from 1983 to 2001.

Fañch Peru died on 13 January 2023, at the age of 82.[2]

Works

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  • 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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  1. ^ "Le Peru, François (1940-....)". Identifiants et Référentiels (in French).
  2. ^ "Disparition. Le Trégor dit " kenavo " à Fañch Peru". Ouest-France (in French). Berhet. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.