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Michel Noël

ミシェル・ノエル

Mishieru Nōeru

Aliases: Matchewan Noël

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1944-08-17 (Messines, Quebec)
Died
2021-04-12 age 76
Nationality
Canada
Languages
French
Residence History
Messines → La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve → Maniwaki → Abitibi

Career

Occupations
civil servant, writer
Active Years
1977-2021
Affiliations
Quebec Ministry of Culture
Nominations
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award finalist 2012, Governor General's Award finalist (Nishka)

Education

École normale de Hull
Degree: BEd
Country: Canada
Laval University
Degree: BA
Country: Canada
Laval University
Degree: MA
Country: Canada
Laval University
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 1983
Country: Canada
Thesis on First Nations gastronomy in the 16th and 17th centuries

Awards

Governor General's Award for French-language children's literature
1997
Work: Pien
Organization: Governor General of Canada
Result: 受賞
Prix Alvine-Bélisle
1998
Work: La ligne de trappe
Result: 受賞
Geoffrey Bilson Award
1999
Work: Journal d’un bon à rien
Organization: Canadian Children's Book Centre
Result: 受賞
Prix Saint-Exupéry
2008
Category: フランコフォニー部門
Result: 受賞
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
2012
Work: À la recherche du bout du monde
Organization: Canadian Children's Book Centre
Result: 受賞
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
2003
Organization: French Government
Result: シュヴァリエ
National Order of Quebec
2011
Organization: Government of Quebec
Result: シュヴァリエ

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Pien

1996 youth fiction

Youth fiction novel on First Nations themes

First Nations culture

La ligne de trappe

1998 novel

Journal d’un bon à rien (Good for nothing)

1999 novel

À la recherche du bout du monde

2012 children's literature

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Lyrical style incorporating First Nations perspectives
Recurring Motifs
First Nations traditionsnatureidentity

Legacy

Canadian writer of Algonquin descent known for children's literature introducing First Nations culture, winner of numerous awards.

Archives

  • Library and Archives Canada Fonds Michel Noël

Trivia

  • Algonquin descent from Outaouais region
  • Wrote acclaimed Les Papinachois series in the 1980s