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Jacques Brault

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Jacques Brault

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1933-03-29 (Cowansville, Quebec, Canada)
Died
2022-10-20 (Quebec, Canada) age 89
Nationality
Canada
Languages
French
Residence History
Cowansville, Quebec, Canada

Career

Occupations
poet, translator, professor
Active Years
1965-2022
Affiliations
Université de Montréal

Education

Université de Montréal
Département d'études françaises
Country: Canada
Sorbonne (University of Paris)
Country: France

Awards

Governor General's Award
1970
Work: Quand nous serons heureux
Category:
Organization: Government of Canada
Result: 受賞
Governor General's Award
1985
Work: Agonie
Category:
Organization: Government of Canada
Result: 受賞
Governor General's Award
1999
Work: Transfiguration (trans. of E. D. Blodgett)
Category: 翻訳
Organization: Government of Canada
Result: 受賞
Prix Alain-Grandbois
1991
Work: Il n'y a plus de chemin
Result: 受賞
Ludger-Duvernay Prize
1978
Result: 受賞
Prix Athanase-David
1986
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mémoire

1965 Poetry

Notable poetry collection

Memory

Agonie

1984 Poetry

Governor General's Award-winning poetry

Bibliography

  • Mémoire (1965)
  • Allain Grandbois: poètes d'aujourd'hui (1968)
  • La poésie ce matin (1971)
  • Trois partitions (1972)
  • L'en dessous l'admirable (1975)
  • Poèmes des quatre côtes (1975)
  • Agonie (1984)
  • Moments fragiles (1984)
  • Poèmes (1986)
  • La poussière du chemin (1989)
  • Il n'y a plus de chemin (1990)
  • Ô saisons, ô châteaux (1991)
  • Au petit matin (1993)
  • Chemin faisan (1995)
  • Au fonds du jardin — accompagnements (1996)
  • Au bras des ombres (1997)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Rich poetic expression
Recurring Motifs
MemoryNature

Legacy

Renowned French Canadian poet, winner of multiple literary awards including Governor General's Awards.

Archives

  • Library and Archives Canada

Trivia

  • Born into a poor family but received excellent education.