Raymond Vautherin
Raymond Vautherin | |
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Born | La Thuile, Italy | 18 September 1935
Died | 11 February 2018 Aymavilles, Italy | (aged 82)
Occupation(s) | Linguist, poet, playwright |
Raymond Vautherin (La Thuile, 18 September 1935 – Aymavilles, 11 February 2018) was a French-speaking Italian linguist, poet and playwright. He wrote plays and poetry in Valdôtain dialect.
Early life
[edit]Raymond Vautherin was born on 18 September 1935 in La Thuile.[1] After his father died, he moved to Pont d'Aël, Aymavilles.
Career
[edit]Vautherin wrote poetry in Valdôtain dialect, locally called patois, from the Aosta Valley.[1] As a member of the Comité des Traditions Valdôtaines, he authored several plays in this patois and revived Charaban, the local theatre company in patois.[1] He also translated the Book of Proverbs and The Little Prince into patois.[2] From 1975 to his death, he was the editor-in-chief of Lo Flambò, the official magazine of the committee.[1]
He was also a member of the Valdotainian academic society Académie Saint-Anselme.
Death
[edit]Vautherin died on 11 February 2018 in Aymavilles.[2]
Selected works
[edit]- Adjeu poésia (1957)
- Lo Cardeleun (1959)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d David, Erika (12 February 2018). "Lutto, la Valle piange Raymond Vautherin". Gazetta Matin (in Italian). Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ a b Marinet, Enrico (13 February 2018). "L'addio di Raymond Vautherin è una poesia scritta in patois". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- 1935 births
- 2018 deaths
- People from Savoie
- People from Aosta Valley
- French emigrants to Italy
- Linguists from France
- Linguists from Italy
- 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century French dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century Italian dramatists and playwrights
- Italian dramatists and playwrights
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