Jean Barbier (9 July 1875 – 31 October 1931) was a French-Basque author.

Life

He participated in the creation and discussion of the

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, the Academy of the Basque language.

Works

He contributed regularly to the weekly ''Navarro-labourdin Eskualduna''. He reviewed for ''Gure Herria'' from the time of its founding in 1921. His first publications were translations of religious works: ''Ama Birjina Lurden: les merveilles de Massabielle'' riend Bikina Lurden: the Virgin Mary of Lourdes(1920) was based on a French work by the

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.literaturaren zubitegia: Jean Barbier
Accessed 31 July 2011. In 1926, he published a novel, ''Piarres'', with a preface Oxobi (Jules Moulier), which was pre-published in Gure Herria. Printed to 400 copies, it quickly sold out. The second part of ''Piarres'' was published in 1930. The novel has been called "perhaps the most valuable creative description of Basque life at the turn of the 0thcentury that we have".

Bibliography

* ''Supazter Chokoan'', 1925, A. Foltzer * ''Ichtorio-Michterio'', 1929, Bayonne * ''Piarres'', 2 vol. (1926-1930) * ''Antxitxarburu-ko buhamiak'' (1971, ''Ikas'') * ''Ixtorio-mixtorio ipuin-mipuinak'' (1990, ''Labayru'') * ''Sorgiñak. Bi zatikiko Antzerkia'' (1931, ''Leizaola'')

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literaturaren zubitegia: Jean Barbier
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barbier, Jean 1875 births 1931 deaths 20th-century French Roman Catholic priests Basque-language writers French folklorists 20th-century French novelists Roman Catholic writers 20th-century French male writers 20th-century French translators French male novelists French male non-fiction writers Basque Roman Catholic priests