Tales & legends about death are famous in Brittany. This book is a collection of texts about this theme:

- 16 tales about death in Lower Brittany collected by Anatol ar Braz

- Tales collected by Emile Souvestre, Fañch an Uhel, Erwan ar Moal, Alan ar C’hemener, Job Kervalze, Erwanig

- Tales about death in Upper Brittany collected by Ronan Kermene

- Old songs and verses

- More recent short stories written by Youenn Drezen, Ronan Kermene or Fañch Elies-Abeozen