Maurice Joncas Explained
| Maurice Joncas |
| Birth Date: | 26 June 1936 |
| Birth Place: | , Quebec, Canada |
| Death Place: | Gaspé, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation: | Writer |
Maurice Joncas (26 June 1936 – 13 June 2021) was a Canadian writer.[1]
Biography
In 1968, Joncas began participating in numerous shows as a director, actor, and producer. The following year, he was a founding member of the Théâtre de l'Astran de Gaspé. A multidisciplinary artist known throughout the Gaspé Peninsula, he also practiced singing and painting. He made a career as a secondary school French teacher and retired in 1996.[2]
Maurice Joncas died in Gaspé on 13 June 2021 at the age of 84.[3]
Novels
- La chevauchée des pèlerins : Entre la mer et l'exil (2001)[4]
- La chevauchée des pèlerins : La route des rêves (2002)
- La chevauchée des pèlerins : Échec et mat (2004)
- Le petit garçon qui cherchait son âme (2006)
- Le dernier repas (2008)
Poetry
- D'or... de sang... de bronze... (1991)
- Images et mirages - écrits de l'anse (1993)
- Eaux-delà - vingt-six chants d'amour en prose (1997)
- Hyperborée (1999)
- L'espérance retrouvée (1999)
- L'oiseau couché sur son aile (2000)
- Cantilènes et chants de mer (2005)
Stories
- Chroniques d'enfance - nouveaux écrits de l'anse (1996)
- Le vieil homme de la colline (2006)
Distinctions
- Citation Chorale de l'Alliance des chorales du Québec (1988)[5]
- Prix Mérite Culturel Gaspésien (1988)
- Prix Gasp'Art Culture (1994)
- Médaille d'argent de l'Ordre du Mérite octroyé par la Fédération des Commissions scolaires du Québec (1996)
Notes and References
- Web site: À la mémoire de Maurice Joncas. HG Division. French.
- News: Daoust. Philippe. 10 December 2007. Le dernier repas de Maurice Joncas. usurped. http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhebdosblogue.canoe.ca%2Flepharillon%2F2007%2F12%2F10%2Fle_dernier_repas_de_maurice_joncas. 23 February 2011. French. Le Pharillon. Gaspé. 20 June 2021.
- News: O'Leary. Richard. 14 June 2021. L'artiste et écrivain Maurice Joncas est décédé. French. Radio Gaspésie. Gaspé. 20 June 2021.
- Web site: Œuvres de Maurice Joncas. Librairie Pantoute. French. dead. https://archive.today/20130629160903/http://www.librairiepantoute.com/recherche.asp?argu=JONCAS,%20MAURICE&cSimple=true. 29 June 2013.
- Web site: Joncas, Maurice. L'Île. French.
