Prix Athanase-David
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Edition 17 (1985) Winner
Jacques Godbout
ジャック・ゴッドブー
Jakku Goddobū
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-11-27 （Montreal, Quebec, Canada）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada → Outremont, Montreal
Career
- Occupations
- film director, screenwriter, author, poet, essayist, children's writer, journalist
- Active Years
- 1958-
- Affiliations
- National Film Board of Canada, Liberté (co-founder), Mouvement laïque de la langue française (co-founder), Union des écrivains québécois (co-founder)
- Memberships
- Union des écrivains québécois
- Nominations
- 1997 Governor General's Award for children's literature - Une leçon de chasse
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf | — | — | — | — | Canada |
| Université de Montréal | — | — | — | — | Canada |
Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
Country:
Canada
High school
Université de Montréal
Country:
Canada
University
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Governor General's Award for Fiction | Salut Galarneau! | — | Governor General of Canada | winner |
| 1985 | Prix Athanase-David | — | — | Quebec government | winner |
| 2007 | Prix Maurice Genevoix | La concierge du Panthéon | — | — | winner |
| 1973 | Ludger-Duvernay Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 1978 | Prix Belgique-Canada | — | — | — | winner |
| 2016 | Order of Canada (Officer) | — | Officer | Governor General of Canada | officer |
| — | National Order of Quebec (Chevalier) | — | Chevalier | Government of Quebec | chevalier |
Governor General's Award for Fiction
1967
Work:
Salut Galarneau!
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
winner
Prix Athanase-David
1985
Organization:
Quebec government
Result:
winner
Prix Maurice Genevoix
2007
Work:
La concierge du Panthéon
Result:
winner
Ludger-Duvernay Prize
1973
Result:
winner
Prix Belgique-Canada
1978
Result:
winner
Order of Canada (Officer)
2016
Category:
Officer
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
officer
National Order of Quebec (Chevalier)
Category:
Chevalier
Organization:
Government of Quebec
Result:
chevalier
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Salut Galarneau!
1967 novelUne histoire américaine
1986 novelLe couteau sur la table
1965 novelL'aquarium
1962 novelLe temps des Galarneau
1993 novelBibliography
- Carton pâte
- Les pavés secs
- C'est la chaude loi des hommes
- La grande muraille de Chine
- Souvenirs Shop
- L'aquarium
- Le couteau sur la table
- Salut Galarneau!
- D'amour P.Q.
- L'isle au dragon
- Les têtes à Papineau
- Une histoire américaine
- Le temps des Galarneau
- Opération Rimbaud
- Le réformiste: textes tranquilles
- Le murmure marchand
- Abécédaire Québécois
- L'écran du bonheur
- L'écrivain de province: journal 1981–1990
- L'esprit du don
- Le sort de l'Amérique
- Une leçon de chasse
- Mes petites fesses
Translations of Works
- The Knife on The Table
- Hail Galarneau!
- Dragon Island
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- versatile dabbler stylesatirical essaysQuebec intellectual discourse
- Recurring Motifs
- Quebec identityAmerican cultural influenceQuiet Revolution
Legacy
By his own admission a bit of a dabbler (touche-à-tout), Godbout has become one of the most important writers of his generation, with a major influence on post-1960 Quebec intellectual life.
Archives
- Library and Archives Canada Jacques Godbout fonds (R11744)
In Popular Culture
- His novel Une histoire américaine was chosen for inclusion in the French version of Canada Reads in 2004.
Trivia
- Grand-nephew of former Quebec Premier Adélard Godbout.
- Currently writes a monthly column in the Quebec newsmagazine L'actualité.
- Taught French in Ethiopia before joining NFB.