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Charles-Henri Rieu (Charloun) was born in Paradou on 1 November 1846. A peasant poet, he was introduced to the Félibre movement by Frédéric Mistral and became its ‘Majoral’. He died on 11 January 1924 in Mas d'Auge.
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Charles-Henri Rieu (Charloun) was born in Le Paradou on 1 November 1846 on the Route de St Roch, close to Le Caladat. He was the eldest of eleven children. His father was a small landowner, a farmer who supplemented his income with
seasonal work. Charloun went to primary school to learn to read and write. Lucien-Marc Chabaud, the teacher, is said to have given young Charloun the rudiments of Latin and Greek, to make him, it is said, a priest. From the age of 15, Charloun was employed...
seasonal work. Charloun went to primary school to learn to read and write. Lucien-Marc Chabaud, the teacher, is said to have given young Charloun the rudiments of Latin and Greek, to make him, it is said, a priest. From the age of 15, Charloun was employed...
