Gilbert La Rocque
Gilbert La Rocque (April 29, 1943 - November 26, 1984) was a Canadian writer from Quebec.[1] He was most noted for his novel Les masques, which was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 1980 Governor General's Awards and won the Prix Suisse-Canada in 1981.[2]
Born in Montreal, La Rocque worked as a bank teller and as a clerk at the city hall of Montréal-Nord prior to the publication of his first novel Le Nombril in 1970.[3] During his writing career, he was also editorial director of the publishing houses Éditions l'Homme, Éditions de l'Aurore and Éditions Québec-Amérique.[1]
He died of a brain tumor in 1984.[3] Following his death, his correspondence with writer Gérard Bessette was published in 1994.[3]
Works[edit]
Novels[edit]
- Le Nombril (1970)
- Corridors (1971)
- Après la boue (1972)
- Serge d'entre les morts (1976)
- Les Masques (1980)
- Le Passager (1984)
Plays[edit]
- Le Refuge (1979)
Other[edit]
- Provencher, le dernier des coureurs de bois (1974)
- Le Voleur (1976, with Claude Jodoin)
- Gérard Bessette et Gilbert La Rocque - correspondance (1994)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Gilbert La Rocque". The Canadian Encyclopedia, May 7, 2009.
- ^ 1980. Québec-Amérique.
- ^ a b c New, W. H., Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. University of Toronto Press, 2002. ISBN 0802007619.
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