What is Angèle Jacq?
{{no footnotes|blp=yes|date=December 2016}} '''Angèle Jacq''' (1937, [[Landudal]] – April 12, 2021<ref>[https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/landudal-29510/bretagne-angele-jacq-autrice-et-defenseuse-de-la-langue-bretonne-est-decedee-122a80c6-9c2a-11eb-9b2c-e8a37d17d734 Angèle Jacq, autrice et défenseuse de la langue bretonne, est décédée] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>) was a farmer who became a bank employee. From 1995, she began writing historical novels that happened in [[Brittany]]. In 2003, her literary work earned her the collar of the [[Order of the Ermine (modern)|Order of the Ermine]], bestowed by the {{ill|Institut culturel de Bretagne|fr}}. She also was a strong supporter of the [[Breton language]]. She spoke Breton. She was against the destruction of the collective memory of the Bretons and for a popular education detached from the State. == Works == Historical novels: *1995: ''Les braises de la liberté'', [[Éditions France-Empire]]. Reprinted in 2010 by [[Coop Breizh]], this novel has a sequel, ''Tinaig'', also published by Coop Breizh *1997: ''Légendes de Bretagne'', France-Empire *1999: ''Le voyage de Jabel'', Edilarge, [[Cezam Prix Littéraire Inter CE]] in 2000 *2002: ''Ma langue au chat'', Le Palémon * In the series ''Les hommes libres'' : **2003: Volume 1: ''Ils n'avaient que leurs mains'', Le Palémon **2005: Volume 2: ''Un brassard et des sabots'', Le Palémon **2007: Volume 3: ''Liberté Frankiz Fahafana'', Le Palémon ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20161217093451/http://www.palemon.fr/52-angele-jacq Angèle Jacq] on les Éditions du Palémon, in [[Quimper]] * [http://diwanparis.free.fr/jacq.html Biographie] on DiwanParis * [http://www.babelio.com/auteur/Angele-Jacq/25617 Angèle Jacq] on Babelio * [https://abp.bzh/20401 Angèle Jacq : ''Nous ferons tout ce qu'il faut pour être un peuple à jamais''] on Agence Bretagne Presse {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacq, Angele}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Writers from Brittany]]