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Canadian writer
Éric Chacour is a
Canadian writer from
Quebec , whose debut novel Ce que je sais de toi was published in 2023.
[1]
Born in
Montreal to immigrant parents from
Egypt , he spent his childhood in both Quebec and
France , and studied
economics at university.
[2] He began writing Ce que je sais de toi about ten years before it was finally published in 2023.
[3]
Ce que je sais de toi won the
Prix Femina des lycéens in 2023
[4] and the
Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie in 2024,
[5] and was shortlisted for the
Prix littéraire des collégiens in 2024.
[6]
What I Know About You , an English translation by Pablo Strauss of Ce que je sais de toi , is slated for publication in 2024 by
Coach House Books .
References
^ Marie-France Bornais,
"«Ce que je sais de toi:» d'Éric Chacour: quitter Le Caire pour refaire sa vie à Montréal" .
Le Journal de Québec , February 26, 2023.
^ Samuel Larochelle,
"Éric Chacour, la révélation littéraire de 2023" .
Fugues , January 27, 2023.
^ Manon Dumais,
"«Ce que je sais de toi»: Défier le «mektoub»" .
Le Devoir , January 28, 2023.
^ Laila Maalouf,
"Éric Chacour remporte le Femina des lycéens" .
La Presse , November 28, 2023.
^ Josée Lapointe,
"Éric Chacour remporte le Prix des cinq continents" .
La Presse , March 26, 2024.
^ Laila Maalouf,
"Le Prix littéraire des collégiens dévoile ses finalistes" .
La Presse , November 16, 2023.