Jean-Paul Pinsonneault (1923–1978) was a Canadian writer who won the Prix Québec-Paris [1] and the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction in 1964 for his novel Les terres sèches. [2] He also published the plays Cette terre de faim, Electre and Terre d'aube, [3] and the novels Jérôme Aquin, Le mauvais pain and Les abîmes de l'aube.
Les terres sèches was one of the first novels in Quebec history to directly address LGBT themes. [4]
He was also the publisher of Éditions Fides, [3] as well as a magazine editor. [3]
References
- ^ New, W. H., Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. University of Toronto Press, 2002. ISBN 0802007619. p. 79.
- ^ "Vanier presents literary awards". Ottawa Journal, April 27, 1965.
- ^ a b c Fonds Jean-Paul Pinsonneault. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
- ^ Warner, Tom. Never Going Back: A History of Queer Activism in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002. ISBN 0802036082. p. 54.
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