Côtis-Capel (22 January 1915 – 30 October 1986) was the

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of Albert Lohier, a

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. He was from

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and wrote in the Haguais dialect of

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Bibliography

* Poetry collections ** ''Rocâles'' (1951) ** ''À Gravage'' (1965), won a Cotentin literary prize ** ''Raz-Bannes'' (1970) ** ''Graund Caté'' (1985) ** ''Les Côtis'' (1985) * Posthumous novel ** ''Ganache lé vuus péqueus'' (1987) Certain of his poems have been set to music by the group Magène.

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