Joan Bodon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joan Bodon

author

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1920

Place of Birth: Crespin, Occitania, France

Date of Death: 24-Feb-1975

Profession: writer, professor

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Joan Bodon (Occitan pronunciation: [d?wam bu'ðu]), who was born in Crespin, Aveyron, Occitania (France) on December 11, 1920 and died on February 24, 1975 in Algeria, is 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 Langue d'Oc tales 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.