Robèrt Lafont

Robèrt Lafont (Occitan pronunciation: [ruˈβɛɾt laˈfun]; March 16, 1923 in Nîmes – June 24, 2009 in Florence) was a French intellectual from Provence.

A versatile writer, Lafont wrote nearly a hundred books in Occitan, French, Catalan and Italian.

The wide scope of themes he explores includes the history of literature and of society, linguistics and sociolinguistics and the social-economic imbalance in France and Europe.

On the other hand, the Occitan side of his works stands out as a revolutionary change in the literary production in la lenga nòstra, inasmuch as it completely breaks off with the more usual tradition of folklore and tales.

Robèrt Lafont founded the Occitan Committee for Study and Action (COEA) and ran a number of reviews, most notably L'Ase negre (The Black Donkey) in 1946 and Viure (Live) in 1962.