| Mathyas Lefebure | |
| Birth Name: | Mathieu Lefebvre |
| Occupation: | novelist, shepherd |
| Period: | 2000s-present |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Notableworks: | D'où viens tu, berger? |
Mathyas Lefebure is the pen name of Mathieu Lefebvre,[1] a Canadian writer from Quebec. He is best known for his debut novel D'où viens tu, berger?, a roman à clef about his own decision to abandon a career in marketing and public relations to become a shepherd in Provence after going through an existential crisis.[2]
He made the move to France in 2004,[3] after deciding that he was unfulfilled in his existing career.
His second novel, Le Grand livre des fous, followed in 2010.[4]
D'où viens tu, berger? was selected for the 2007 edition of Le Combat des livres, where it was defended by sports journalist Robert Frosi.[5] In 2023, it was announced that Sophie Deraspe was directing a film adaptation of the novel;[6] Shepherds (Berger) is slated to premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.