DaN Ar Wern
Rear daN Wern , Breton writer , born the October 14th 1952 with Guer ( Gwern-Porc' hoed ), in the Department of Morbihan, in legendary skirt of forest of Brocéliande ( Brekilien ). Higher learning of literature to the University of Nice.
Friend and disciple of Vefa de Bellaing. Impassioned by the voyages, the music and the literature, the history, the discovery and the study of other languages, other cultures. Collaborate in the review literary Al Liamm (the Bond), in language Breton, founded by Ronan Huon and currently directed by his/her son Tudual Huon. Influenced by: Novalis, Jakez Riou, To groove Maria Rilke, Gerard de Nerval, Alain-Baker, Carson McCullers, Thomas Mann, Stefan Zweig, J.M.G. Clézio, Julien Gracq, Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Rene Schickele, Leonard Cohen.
Works
Author of a esoteric trilogy inspired of the Celtic Legends:- the Frontier runner of the Worlds (Year Erbeder)
- the Magic Residence (Year Ti Achantet)
- Auberive, in Breton Language, (publication Al Liamm). In this collection, one can read a news entitled Histoire of a leader, Istor Ur Bleinier Laz-Senin, directly inspired by the work of Gustav Mahler, the Symphony n° 2, Résurrection.
From a political point of view, its poem Nor-Hon-Unan (= " Us-Mêmes" - Al Liamm n°227- 1984), expresses well the hope of a future Brittany which can " finally; revivre" , on the model of the other areas " libérées" of a modern Europe, like the Scotland, the Catalonia or the Wales.
Admire the step of artists like Alan Stivell, Sinéad O' Connor, Loreena McKennitt.
See too
Internal bonds
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List of the Breton authors
External bonds
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daN Ar Wern Official Website