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André Major

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André Major

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1942-04-22 （Montreal, Quebec, Canada）
Nationality
Canada
Languages
French
Residence History
Montreal, Quebec

Career

Occupations
novelist, poet
Active Years
1961-2024
Affiliations
Radio-Canada
Memberships
Parti pris (founding member)
Nominations
1987 Governor General's Award for French-language fiction nomination: L'Hiver au cœur, 1995 Governor General's Award for French-language fiction nomination: La Vie provisoire, 2008 Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction nomination: L'Esprit vagabond

Awards

Governor General's Award for French-language fiction
1976
Work: Les Rescapés
Category: fiction
Organization: Government of Canada
Result: winner
Prix Athanase-David
1992
Organization: Government of Quebec
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Les Rescapés

1976 novel

A story of survivors set in Quebec.

survivalidentity

Bibliography

  • Le Froid se meurt
  • Holocauste à 2 voix
  • Le Cabochon
  • Poèmes pour durer
  • Le Désir and Le Perdant, pièces radiophoniques
  • La chair de poule
  • L'Épouvantail
  • L'Épidémie
  • Une Soirée en octobre
  • Les Rescapés
  • L'Hiver au cœur
  • Histoires de déserteurs
  • La Vie provisoire
  • La Folle d'Elvis
  • Le Vent du diable
  • Le Sourire d'Anton ou L'Adieu au roman
  • Nous ferons nos comptes plus tard : correspondance (1962-1983) / Jacques Ferron et André Major
  • L'Esprit vagabond
  • Prendre le large. Carnets 1995-2000
  • À quoi ça rime?

Legacy

Quebec writer noted for winning the Governor General's Award for Les Rescapés. Founding member of Parti pris magazine.

Trivia

  • Founding member of the political and cultural magazine Parti pris in 1963.
  • Worked as a radio producer for Radio-Canada.