David Paquet Explained

David Paquet
Birth Date:	1978^[1]
Occupation:	playwright
Period:	2000s-present
Nationality:	Canadian
Notableworks:	Porc-épic

David Paquet is a Canadian playwright, who won the Governor General's Award for French-language drama at the 2010 Governor General's Awards,^[2] and the Prix Michel-Tremblay,^[3] for his play Porc-épic.

His other plays have included 2h14,^[4] Appels entrants illimités,^[5] Le brasier^[6] and Papiers mâchés.^[7]

He is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.^[7]

He won a second Governor General's Award for drama at the 2022 Governor General's Awards for Le poids des fourmis.^[8]

Notes and References

1. http://www.rowohlt-theaterverlag.de/autor/David_Paquet.3274091.html Bio David Paquet
2. https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/livres/311118/remise-des-prix-du-gg-et-du-grand-prix-du-livre-de-montreal-l-annee-des-premiers-romans "Remise des Prix du GG et du Grand Prix du livre de Montréal - L'année des premiers romans"
3. "Quebec playwrights honoured". Montreal Gazette, December 7, 2010.
4. http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/theatre/201301/26/01-4615371-2-h-14-requiem-pour-la-vie.php "2 h 14: requiem pour la vie"
5. http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/theatre/201311/23/01-4713933-appels-entrants-illimites-trouver-sa-place.php "Appels entrants illimités: trouver sa place"
6. "« Le brasier », de David Paquet, une pièce sur les névroses qui coulent de génération en génération". Le Soir, December 5, 2012.
7. http://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/11/05/papiers-maches--lauteur-david-paquet-seclatera-seul-sur-les-planches_n_8483210.html «Papiers mâchés» : l'auteur David Paquet s'éclatera seul sur les planches
8. Laila Maalouf, "Alain Farah remporte le Prix du Gouverneur général". La Presse, November 16, 2022.