Jean Royer
Jean Royer (26 June 1938 – 4 July 2019) was a French Canadian writer and poet.
Jean Royer
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- Name
- Jean Royer
- Born
- 26 June 1938
- Birthplace
- Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada
- Died
- 4 July 2019
- Place of death
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Occupation
- Writer
- Nationality
- Canada
- Fields
- literary criticism · Canadian literature in French
- Education
- Laval University
- Honours
- Prix Athanase-David · Prix Alain-Grandbois · Order of North American Francophones
- Languages
- French
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Jean Royer (26 June 1938 – 4 July 2019) was a French Canadian writer and poet.
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Jean Royer studied at Laval University. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is literary criticism and Canadian literature in French. Work by Jean Royer is recorded in the collections of print collection of the national Library of BAnQ. Distinctions recorded are Prix Athanase-David, Prix Alain-Grandbois and Order of North American Francophones.
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• Name — Jean Royer • Born — 26 June 1938 • Birthplace — Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada • Died — 4 July 2019 • Place of death — Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Occupation — Writer
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Royer was a literary critic for the daily newspaper Le Devoir from 1971 to 1982. He was President of Académie des lettres du Québec from 1998 to 2004. Royer's writings are kept in the archives of The National Library and Archives of Quebec. In 1989, he was awarded Prix Alain-Grandbois, and in 2014, he received the Prix Athanase-David.
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