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Guillaume Vigneault

ギヨーム・ヴィニョー

Giyōmu Vinyō

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1970-08-05 (Montreal, Quebec)
Nationality
Canada
Languages
French
Residence History
Montreal

Career

Occupations
novelist, screenwriter, musician, bartender
Active Years
2000-
Influenced By
Albert Camus, Ernest Hemingway, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Nominations
8th Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards nomination for Best Screenplay

Education

Université du Québec à Montréal
literary studies
Degree: 文学学士
Country: Canada
Began a master's degree but decided to become a novelist

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Carnets de naufrage

2000 novel

Chercher le vent

2001 novel
Translations
  • English: Necessary Betrayals

Bibliography

  • Carnets de naufrage (2000)
  • Chercher le vent (2001)

Adaptations

  • Wild Run: The Legend (screenplay, 2016)
  • Sympathy for the Devil (screenplay, 2019)

Translations of Works

  • English translation of Chercher le vent: Necessary Betrayals (2003)

Legacy

Canadian novelist from Quebec. Son of the renowned singer Gilles Vigneault. Known for works like Chercher le vent. Also active as a screenwriter.

Trivia

  • He is the son of Gilles Vigneault.