Jean Boudou
Joan Bodon (; french: Jean Boudou), who was born in Crespin, Aveyron, Occitania (France) on December 11, 1920, and died on February 24, 1975, in Algeria. He was an author who wrote exclusively in Occitan although he is credited as being called ''Jean Boudou'' in the French translations of his works. His mother was a ''contaira'', or storyteller, from Rouergue (and distant relative of Honoré de Balzac) and paved the way for his love and frequent use of traditional Occitan language folktales and figures. Together with Renat Nelli, Marcela Delpastre, Robèrt Lafont, and Max Roqueta, Bodon ranks among the most prominent Occitan writers of the twentieth century. Biography Upon completing his primary school teaching in his native Crespin, Joan Bodon was admitted to ''cours complémentaire'' in Naucelle in 1932. He began stammering after hearing news of his beloved grandmother's death in 1934 and never recovered from it. At 17, he entered the ''école normale'' of Rodez in order to be ...
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