The Modern Novel

Biography

Joan Bodon, his real name, is generally known as Jean Boudou, the French version of his name. He was born in Crespin 1920. His mother was a story-teller and she was distantly related to the French writer Honoré de Balzac. After learning of his grandmother’s death in 1934, he developed a stammer, which he kept for the rest of his life. He trained as a teacher and worked as a teacher, till he was sent to to Silesia to work as forced labour by the Nazis. He stayed there till the camp was liberated by the Soviet army in 1945. He took up teaching again. In 1968 he transferred to Algeria to teach, where he stayed till his death in 1975. He published a large body of work, including novels, fables, stories, poetry, essays and memoirs, all written in Occitan, many though by no means all of which were translated into French. None of his works has been translated into English.

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Jean Boudou (in French)
Jean Boudou (in French)
Jean Boudou (in French)
Musée Jean Boudou (in French)
Joan Bodon (in Occitan)