Gérard Bessette
Gérard Bessette (1920–2005) was a Canadian writer, university teacher and poet.
Also recorded as Gerard Bessette
Gérard Bessette
- Born
- 1920 · Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois.
- Died
- 2005 · Kingston.
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- writer · university teacher · poet · literary critic · novelist · essayist · literary scholar
- Fields
- psychocriticism
- Education
- Université de Montréal · Queen's University
- Honours
- Governor General's Award for French-language fiction · Prix Athanase-David
- Languages
- French
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Biography
Born at Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois in 1920, died in Kingston in 2005.
Gérard Bessette studied at Université de Montréal and Queen's University. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is psychocriticism. Employment is recorded with Queen's University. Distinctions recorded are Governor General's Award for French-language fiction and Prix Athanase-David.
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Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois.
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Kingston.
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