Prix Athanase-David
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Edition 12 (1980) Winner
Gérard Bessette
ジェラール・ベセット
Gerard Bessette
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1920-02-25 （Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois, Quebec）
- Died
- 2005-02-21 （Kingston, Ontario） age 84
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Atheism
- Residence History
- Montreal → Pittsburgh → Kingston, Ontario
Career
- Occupations
- writer, educator
- Active Years
- 1948-2005
- Affiliations
- Duquesne University, Royal Military College of Canada, Queen's University
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Canada
- Influenced By
- Claude Simon, Nouveau Roman
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Ignace | — | — | — | — | Canada |
| Université de Montréal | — | French Studies | 博士号 | 1940年代後半-1950 | Canada |
Collège Saint-Ignace
Country:
Canada
Université de Montréal
French Studies
Degree:
博士号
Period:
1940年代後半-1950
Year of Graduation:
1950
Country:
Canada
Doctoral thesis: Images in French-Canadian Poetry
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Prix du Concours littéraire de la province de Québec | Le coureur et autres poèmes | — | Province of Québec | 受賞 |
| 1965 | Governor General's Award for French-language fiction | L'Incubation | — | Government of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1965 | Prix du Concours littéraire de la province de Québec | L'Incubation | — | Province of Québec | 受賞 |
| 1971 | Governor General's Award for French-language fiction | Le Cycle | — | Government of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Prix Athanase-David | — | — | Government of Quebec | 受賞 |
Prix du Concours littéraire de la province de Québec
1947
Work:
Le coureur et autres poèmes
Organization:
Province of Québec
Result:
受賞
Governor General's Award for French-language fiction
1965
Work:
L'Incubation
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
受賞
Prix du Concours littéraire de la province de Québec
1965
Work:
L'Incubation
Organization:
Province of Québec
Result:
受賞
Governor General's Award for French-language fiction
1971
Work:
Le Cycle
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
受賞
Prix Athanase-David
1980
Organization:
Government of Quebec
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Not for Every Eye
1960 NovelAn existential tale of a bookstore employee in a small Quebec town in the 1950s, dealing with the stifling culture of Quebec at that time.
Quiet RevolutionSecularizationExistentialism
Translations
- trans. Glen Shortliffe (1962); revised by Steven Urquhart (2010)
Incubation
1965 NovelExperimental novel.
Nouveau Roman
Translations
- trans. Glen Shortliffe (1967)
The Cycle
1971 NovelExperimental novel.
Nouveau Roman
Translations
- trans. A.D. Martin-Sperry (1987)
Bibliography
- La Bagarre (1958)
- Le Libraire (1960)
- Les Pédagogues (1961)
- L'Incubation (1965)
- Le Cycle (1971)
- La Commensale (1975)
- Les Anthropoïdes (1977)
- Le Semestre (1979)
- Les Dires d'Omer Marin (1985)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ExperimentalInfluenced by Nouveau RomanFreudian readings
- Recurring Motifs
- Quiet RevolutionSecularizationStifling Quebec culture
Legacy
Important Quebec writer known for works addressing the Quiet Revolution and secularization in Quebec.