Prix Ringuet (Ringuet Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2005) Winner
Pierre Yergeau
ピエール・イェルジョー
Pierre Yergeau
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-10-04 （Abitibi, Quebec, Canada）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Abitibi, Quebec, Canada → Paris, France
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Essayist, Theater playwright, Poet
- Active Years
- 1993-2025
- Nominations
- 1993 Governor General's Award for French-language fiction nomination (Tu attends la neige, Léonard?), 2002 Governor General's Award for French-language fiction nomination (La désertion), 2006 Governor General's Award for French-language fiction nomination (La Cité des vents)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University | — | Faculty of Arts | — | — | Canada |
| Université de Montréal | — | Faculty of Arts | — | — | Canada |
Concordia University
Faculty of Arts
Country:
Canada
Université de Montréal
Faculty of Arts
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Prix du Signet d'Or | Tu attends la neige, Léonard? | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Prix Ringuet | Les amours perdues | — | Académie des lettres du Québec | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Mention spéciale | La Cité des vents | — | Organisation internationale de la francophonie | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Prix Hervé Foulon | L'Écrivain public | — | — | 受賞 |
Prix du Signet d'Or
1993
Work:
Tu attends la neige, Léonard?
Result:
受賞
Prix Ringuet
2005
Work:
Les amours perdues
Organization:
Académie des lettres du Québec
Result:
受賞
Mention spéciale
2006
Work:
La Cité des vents
Organization:
Organisation internationale de la francophonie
Result:
受賞
Prix Hervé Foulon
2019
Work:
L'Écrivain public
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tu attends la neige, Léonard?
1993 NovelLa désertion
2002 NovelLa Cité des vents
2006 NovelLes amours perdues
2005 NovelL'Écrivain public
2019 NovelLa théorie de l'existence
2021 PoetryBook of poems about his wife who died from breast cancer
Le Vent respire pour toi
2023 PlayPlay about Colette
Legacy
Canadian French-language novelist from Quebec, three-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction, recipient of several literary prizes.
Trivia
- Lives in the suburbs of Paris with his dog Élios.
- His wife died in December 2020 from breast cancer.