Sunday October 6, the book Eun’histouére from here by a gâ from there
written by Jean Ouvrard in dialect gallo
from the Varadais region, received the first prize for Breton writers 2024 for novels written in Gallo.
This consecration took place in Bécherel, first Book City in France
.
Michel Priziac, president of the Association of Writers of Brittany, and Francis Lepioufle, president of the Gallo novels jury, welcomed the qualities of collection, writing, narrative choices, seriousness of research and layout
of the work.
A novel that they qualified quasi-ethnological study
initiated by Antoine Menet”. It is the fruit of collective work, by members of the Heritage of Yesterday for Tomorrow association (Claire, Jeannette, Jean-Yves, Michel, Odile, Raoul, Robert, Roger, etc.), lasting almost ten years.
And this illustrated novel was born after intense work, interrupted by Covid episodes.
As the author says: Sure it was a good work for you, but yes, it was a good job…
The book “Eun’histouére d’icit’par un gâ d’par là
is on sale at 06 78 94 42 57 or from booksellers at the price of €25.
