Gilbert La Rocque (April 29, 1943 - November 26, 1984) was a Canadian writer from Quebec.[1] He was most noted for his novel Les masques, which was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 1980 Governor General's Awards and won the Prix Suisse-Canada in 1981.[2]
Born in Montreal, La Rocque worked as a bank teller and as a clerk at the city hall of Montréal-Nord prior to the publication of his first novel Le Nombril in 1970.[3] During his writing career, he was also editorial director of the publishing houses Éditions l'Homme, Éditions de l'Aurore and Éditions Québec-Amérique.[1]
He died of a brain tumor in 1984.[3] Following his death, his correspondence with writer Gérard Bessette was published in 1994.[3]