Jean Louvet (born March 28, 1934) is a Belgian playwright. March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A playwright is an author of plays for performance in the theater. ...

He was born in Moustier-sur-Sambre, the son of a miner, and lived a working-class childhood. Three years in the army paid for his studies in Romance philology, and he spent time in academia, but turned to the theater to give expression to his left-wing politics and founded a "proletarian theater". His work is influenced by Sartre and Brecht, and also by his Walloon roots. Jean Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Sartre (June 21, 1905 – April 15, 1980) was a French existentialist philosopher, dramatist, novelist and critic. ... Bertolt Brecht (February 10, 1898 – August 14, 1956) was an influential German dramatist, stage director, and poet of the 20th century. ... The term Walloon may refer to either the Walloon language, or to the ethnic people of the same name. ...

For some years, political considerations kept his work out of Wallonia and he is better known in France. However, he was awarded the "Bologne-Lemaire Walloon of the Year" prize in 2002. National motto: Walon todi ! (Walloon forever!) Official languages French, German Capital Namur Minister-President Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe Area  - Total 16,844 km² Population  - Total (2002)  - Density 3,358,560 inhabitants 199. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Brief biography, focusing on his political connections (in French)
• Biography and list of works (in French)

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