Michael Delisle Explained
| Michael Delisle |
| Birth Place: | Longueuil, Quebec |
| Occupation: | Novelist, poet, short stories |
| Period: | 1980s-present |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Notableworks: | Le sort de fille, Le Feu de mon père |
Michael Delisle (born 1959 in Longueuil) is a Canadian writer from Quebec. He is a two-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction, for Le sort de fille at the 2006 Governor General's Awards and for Le Feu de mon père at the 2014 Governor General's Awards,[1] and won the Grand prix du livre de Montréal in 2014 for Le Feu de mon père.[2] He also received the Prix Émile-Nelligan for Fontainebleau in 1987 and the Prix Adrienne-Choquette for Le sort de Fille in 2005.[3]
He is a professor of literature at the Cégep du Vieux Montréal.
Works
- L'agrandissement (1980,)
- Drame privé (1990,)
- Helen avec un secret et autres nouvelles (1995,)
- English translation Helen with a Secret (tr. Gail Scott)
- Long glissement (1996,)
- Le désarroi du matelot (1998,)
- English translation The Sailor's Disquiet (tr. Gail Scott)
- Dée (2002,)
- Le sort de Fille (2005,)
- Prière à blanc (2009,)
- Tiroir No. 24 (2010,)
- Le Feu de mon père (2014,)
- English translation Flame Out (tr. Kathryn Gabinet-Kroo)
Notes and References
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/governor-general-finalists-unveiled/article20959928/ "Governor-General Literary Awards finalists unveiled"
- http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/arts_et_spectacles/2014/11/17/003-michael-delisle-grand-prix-montreal.shtml "Michael Delisle remporte le Grand Prix du livre de Montréal"
- News: Grand Prix du livre de Montréal 2014 : Michael Delisle l'emporte avec Le Feu de mon père . Voir . November 17, 2014 . fr.
