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Aimé Pelletier

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Aimé Pelletier

Aliases: Bertrand Vac
Pen Names: Bertrand Vac（Pen name used for literary works）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1914-08-20 （Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Quebec）
Died
2010-07-23 （Montreal, Quebec） age 95
Nationality
Canada
Languages
French
Residence History
Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Quebec → Joliette, Quebec → Montreal, Quebec → Verdun, Quebec

Career

Occupations
surgeon, novelist
Active Years
1950-2008
Affiliations
Verdun General Hospital

Education

Laval University
Faculty of Medicine / Medicine
Year of Graduation: 1939
Country: Canada
Graduated from medical school. Another source mentions Université de Montréal.

Awards

Prix du Cercle du livre de France
Organization: Le Cercle du livre de France
Result: 受賞（3回）

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Louise Genest

1950 Novel

The story of a rural homemaker who escapes an abusive husband and falls in love with a Métis man.

adulteryrural life

Saint-Pépin, P.Q.

1955 Satire

A satire concerning the rural bourgeois and political corruption, referenced to Joliette, Quebec.

satirecorruption

L'assassin dans l'hôpital

1956 Detective novel

Considered to be the first detective novel published by a Quebec writer.

murderhospital

Bibliography

  • Que le diable m'emporte (2008)
  • À mon seul désir (1998)
  • Les voluptueuses (1992)
  • Rue de Bullion (1991)
  • Bizarres (1988)
  • Le carrefour des géants, Montréal 1820-1885 (1974)
  • Mes pensées "profondes" (1967)
  • Histoires galantes (1965)
  • La favorite et le conquérant (1963)
  • L'assassin dans l'hôpital (1956)
  • Saint-Pépin, P.Q. (1955)
  • Deux portes ... une addresse (1952)
  • Louise Genest (1950)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
satiricalcynical
Recurring Motifs
adulteryMontreal's Golden Square Milemedicine

Legacy

A surgeon who maintained a parallel literary career over 60 years, authoring 14 books. Known as a pioneer of Quebec detective novels and for groundbreaking themes like adultery.

Quotes

  • Cynicism saves you a lot of time.
    Source: Mes pensées "profondes" (1967)