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Robert Lalonde

ロベール・ラロンド

Robēru Rarondo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1947-07-22 （Oka, Quebec）
Nationality
Canada
Languages
French
Residence History
Quebec

Career

Occupations
actor, writer
Active Years
1981-2024
Nominations
1989 Governor General's Award (Le Diable en personne), 1993 Governor General's Award (Sept lacs plus au nord), 2007 Governor General's Award (Espèces en voie de disparition), 2014 Governor General's Award (C'est le cœur qui meurt en dernier)

Awards

Prix Robert-Cliche
1981
Work: Sweet Madness
Result: 受賞
Prix Jean-Macé
1982
Work: The Last Indian Summer
Result: 受賞
Prix Québec-Paris
1985
Work: One Beautiful Day to Come
Result: 受賞
Grand Prix du livre de Montréal
1988
Result: 受賞
Prix des lectrices Elle Québec
1992
Work: The Ogre of Grand Remous
Result: 受賞
Governor General's Award for French-language fiction
1994
Work: Little Eagle With a White Head
Category: 小説
Organization: Governor General of Canada
Result: 受賞
Prix France-Québec/Jean Hamelin
1995
Work: Little Eagle With a White Head
Result: 受賞
Order of Canada (Officer)
2009
Organization: Governor General of Canada
Result: 受賞
Prix Athanase-David
2023
Organization: Government of Quebec
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Little Eagle With a White Head

1994 novel

A story revolving around a little eagle with a white head, depicting the relationship between nature and humans.

naturesolitudeIndigenous peoples
Translations
  • English (trans. Jean-Paul Murray)

The Devil Incarnate

1989 novel

A novel featuring a devilish character.

evilhuman nature
Translations
  • English (trans. Leonard W. Sugden)

The Heart is What Dies Last

2013 novel

A story on the theme that the heart dies last.

loveloss
Adaptations
  • [film] It's the Heart That Dies Last (2017)
Translations
  • English (trans. Jean-Paul Murray)

Bibliography

  • Sweet Madness
  • The Last Indian Summer
  • One Beautiful Day to Come
  • The Devil Incarnate
  • The Ogre of Grand Remous
  • Seven Lakes Further North
  • Little Eagle With a White Head
  • What Will I Become Until I Die?
  • The Heart is What Dies Last
  • The Little Thief
  • Rebuilding Paradise
  • The World on the Side of a Trout
  • The Game Driver
  • Iotékha

Style & Themes

Literary Style
poetic proserich descriptions of natureintrospective narrative
Recurring Motifs
northern landscapesIndigenous culturehuman solitudewildlife

Legacy

A prominent Quebecois writer who has won numerous literary awards. His works explore themes of nature and human relationships, Indigenous culture, and he is also active as an actor.

Archives

  • Library and Archives Canada (Fonds Robert Lalonde)