Prix Athanase-David
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Edition 5 (1973) Winner
Hubert Aquin
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Hubert Aquin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1929-10-24 （Montreal, Quebec）
- Died
- 1977-03-15 （Montreal, Quebec (gardens of Villa Maria College)） age 47
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Montreal → Paris → Nyon (Switzerland)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Essayist, Filmmaker, Political Activist, University Professor
- Active Years
- 1948-1977
- Affiliations
- Radio-Canada, National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
- Memberships
- Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale (RIN)
- Influenced By
- Albert Memmi, Georges Simenon
- Influenced
- Quebec independence movement
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sainte-Marie | Literature | — | — | 1946-1948 | Canada |
| Université de Montréal | Faculty of Philosophy | — | 学士 | 1948-1951 | Canada |
| Institut d'études politiques de Paris | — | — | — | 1951-1954 | France |
Collège Sainte-Marie
Literature
Period:
1946-1948
Year of Graduation:
1948
Country:
Canada
Jesuit school
Université de Montréal
Faculty of Philosophy
Degree:
学士
Period:
1948-1951
Year of Graduation:
1951
Country:
Canada
Directed student newspaper Le Quartier latin
Institut d'études politiques de Paris
Period:
1951-1954
Year of Graduation:
1954
Country:
France
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Governor General's Award | Trou de mémoire | フランス語フィクション部門 | Government of Canada | 受賞（政治的理由で辞退） |
| 1970 | Prix de la province de Québec | L'Antiphonaire | — | Province of Quebec | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Prix Athanase-David | — | — | Province of Quebec | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Prix littéraire de La Presse | — | — | La Presse | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Grand prix littéraire de la ville de Montréal | Neige noire | — | City of Montreal | 受賞 |
Governor General's Award
1968
Work:
Trou de mémoire
Category:
フランス語フィクション部門
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
受賞（政治的理由で辞退）
Prix de la province de Québec
1970
Work:
L'Antiphonaire
Organization:
Province of Quebec
Result:
受賞
Prix Athanase-David
1973
Organization:
Province of Quebec
Result:
受賞
Prix littéraire de La Presse
1974
Organization:
La Presse
Result:
受賞
Grand prix littéraire de la ville de Montréal
1975
Work:
Neige noire
Organization:
City of Montreal
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Next Episode
1965 NovelStory of an imprisoned revolutionary.
Quebec independenceIdentityDecolonization
Translations
- Trans. Sheila Fischman
Bibliography
- Prochain épisode (1965)
- Trou de mémoire (1968)
- L'Antiphonaire (1969)
- Point de fuite (1971)
- Neige noire (1974)
- L'Invention de la mort (1991)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ExperimentalPoliticalIntrospective
- Recurring Motifs
- SuicideIndependenceDuality
Health
-
Depression生涯Multiple suicide attempts, influenced writing
Legacy
Key figure in Quebec literature and independence movement. Ended life by suicide.
Archives
- Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ)
In Popular Culture
- Won Canada Reads 2003
- Pavillon Hubert-Aquin at UQAM
Quotes
-
Today, 15 March 1977, I have no more reserves in me. I feel destroyed. I cannot rebuild myself and I do not want to rebuild myself. It is a choice. I feel peaceful, my act is positive, it is the act of a living person.
Source: Final note (1977)
Trivia
- Car racing enthusiast
- Cousin François Aquin (politician)
- Refused Governor General's Award for political reasons