Stade Brestois at the end of the dream, Brittany News, 50 years of action for reunification, Vannes 39-45, Ernest Guérin : here is a selection of books to order from Coop Breizh (books published or distributed by a struggling Breton publisher).
At the end of the dream, Stade Brestois 29
An entire city, an entire Red and White people dreamed of it, Éric Roy’s players did it: Stade Brestois is in the Champions League. Who would have bet on such an outcome at the start of the 2023-2024 season? No one, as the scenario that unfolded was so unthinkable. Stories, interviews, testimonials, beautiful photos… Rediscover the exceptional sporting career of this team with unsuspected resources, relive the extraordinary popular craze that it created in Brest.
Alexis Czaja and Guillaume Saligot are journalists at Ouest-France and covered the 2023-2024 season of Stade Brestois for the newspaper. They produced this book based on their experience as reporters as well as the work of the journalists of the Ouest-France Brest editorial team.
SUMMARY
Story of a season
Lens, the founding match – A first place for history – An irrational derby before Christmas – PSG straight in the eyes – UNFP Trophies, recognition of the midfield – Heading for the Champions League
PORTFOLIO – The most beautiful photos of the sports season
Extraordinary enthusiasm in Brest
Mathieu Kermarrec, the supporter who never misses a training session – Benoît Mares, supporter for 44 years – The red tide has invaded the entire city – At Penalty, the last party of a memorable season – Minimalist celebrations, in a small group
PORTFOLIO – Portraits de supporters
The faces of Stade Brestois
Brendan Chardonnet, captain and local pride – Pierre Lees-Melou, the X factor – “King Eric”, the Nice coach who became king of Brest – Grégory Lorenzi, the builder – The Le Saint brothers, house bosses
European Brest, the figures of Finistère (testimonies)
Valentin Madouas – Benoît Hamon – Matmatah – Miossec
Authors: Collective of journalists from the Ouest-France Group
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Brittany News in Brief
50 years of action for reunification
This book, the result of meetings, extensive research and the support of the Bretagne Réunie association, clearly shows why reunification is not a political issue but rather the need to put an end to a unique and abnormal situation: the division into two administrative zones of the same human community with a common history, culture and roots.
This unique situation in France and, to our knowledge, in Europe, has given rise to actions and struggles for over 50 years. The book, based on marketing and mainly on brand names, allows us to understand how to differentiate ourselves and thus be visible in this 21st century where the globalist trend has the function of standardizing people and individuals.
This book is intended not only for those who are convinced of the need for reunification, but also for those who are not familiar with the problem in order to form a clear idea on the issue.
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Vannes 39-45, a city in turmoil
Under the enlightened direction of historians Yves-Marie Evanno and Olivier Porteau, sixteen students from Breton universities have gathered a considerable amount of archives, most of which have never been published, in order to fill this historiographical gap. Their meticulous research has shed new light on the history of the city, from the beginnings of the declaration of war to the aftermath of the German capitulation.
The captivating reading of this book allows you to discover, or rediscover, the unique history of the prefecture of Morbihan during the conflict through the prism of civilians, soldiers, but also that of local administrations. Vannes 1939-1945, a Breton city in turmoil goes beyond the framework of a simple work of local history. By offering an in-depth and nuanced analysis of events and behaviors during the conflict, it allows you to grasp with finesse the multiplicity of human experiences in times of war.
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Ernest Guérin, Breton painter and illuminator
This catalogue accompanies the exhibition at the Musée du Faouët dedicated to the Breton painter Ernest Guérin (1887-1952). The collection presented offers a journey to the country of this artist whose art is entirely devoted to Brittany, in his illuminations as well as in his landscape painting. Fascinated by the Middle Ages and its legends, he drew inspiration from them for his miniatures and also for his frames, an inseparable element of his work. Deeply attached to regional culture, Guérin expresses it in particular in the watercolour representation of the pardons of Lower Brittany. The land, the sea and the sky reveal the Breton soul as much as the characters who are, most often, reduced to small coloured silhouettes. A collection of nearly one hundred and fifty works, some of which are unpublished.
Anne Le Roux-Le Pimpec — Director of the Musée du Faouët since 1996, curator of temporary exhibitions, Anne Le Roux – Le Pimpec co-wrote the catalogues for the following exhibitions: The Musée du Faouët is 100 years old! (2014), 100 professions seen by artists in Brittany (2017), The Child in Breton Painting (2018), Painters between land and sea – from Faouët to Concarneau (2019), The Peasant in Breton Painting (2021), The Portrait in Painting in Brittany (2022) and A Collector in the Footsteps of Painters in Brittany (2023).
Jean-Paul Eyraud — Jean-Paul Eyraud ran a large accounting and auditing firm in Brittany. Alongside his professional activity, he developed a passion for the arts and painting in particular. He worked to rediscover the work of Ernest Guérin by creating the Association of Friends of Ernest Guérin, thus allowing the publication of the book Ernest Guérin, Imagier breton (2001), the major Guérin retrospective in Rennes and Quimper in 2001-2002, and the exhibition dedicated to the painter at the Festival of Arts in Saint Briac-sur-Mer in 2006.
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