Jean-Marie Le Clézio, Writer - Emmanuel Pain - Bretons

“I would not say independence because we passed this era of independence, but cultural, fiscal and economic autonomy would perhaps allow Brittany to find a rebound in the current world. Brittany was the poorest region of France until very recently. When I was a child, the peasants lived as some people live today in remote regions of Brazil or Africa. They did not have running water, electricity, lived in houses with the dirt floor. There was no heating. We have gone from this poverty to modernity but without giving Brittany the chance to exist as a real country. And autonomy would be a possibility, but I am not a politician and I will not venture into this area… ”

Brief published in Bretons magazine n ° 166 of July 2020

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