Michael Delisle
Michael Delisle (born 1959 in Longueuil) is a Canadian writer from Quebec. He is a two-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction, for Le sort de fille at the 2006 Governor General's Awards and for Le Feu de mon père at the 2014 Governor General's Awards, and won the Grand prix du livre de Montréal in 2014 for Le Feu de mon père. He also received the Prix Émile-Nelligan for Fontainebleau in 1987 and the Prix Adrienne-Choquette for Le sort de Fille in 2005.
Michael Delisle
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- Name
- Michael Delisle
- Born
- 1959
- Birthplace
- Longueuil, Quebec
- Occupation
- Novelist, poet, short stories
- Nationality
- Canada
- Honours
- prix Émile-Nelligan · prix Hervé-Foulon
- Languages
- French
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Michael Delisle (born 1959 in Longueuil) is a Canadian writer from Quebec. He is a two-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction, for Le sort de fille at the 2006 Governor General's Awards and for Le Feu de mon père at the 2014 Governor General's Awards, and won the Grand prix du livre de Montréal in 2014 for Le Feu de mon père. He also received the Prix Émile-Nelligan for Fontainebleau in 1987 and the Prix Adrienne-Choquette for Le sort de Fille in 2005.
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He is a professor of literature at the Cégep du Vieux Montréal.
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• Name — Michael Delisle • Born — 1959 • Birthplace — Longueuil, Quebec • Occupation — Novelist, poet, short stories • Period — 1980s–present • Notable Works — Le sort de fille, Le Feu de mon père
Works
Works
• L'agrandissement (1980) • Drame privé (1990) • Helen avec un secret et autres nouvelles (1995) • English translation Helen with a Secret (tr. Gail Scott) • Long glissement (1996) • Le désarroi du matelot (1998) • English translation The Sailor's Disquiet (tr. Gail Scott) • Dée (2002) • Le sort de Fille (2005) • Prière à blanc (2009) • Tiroir No. 24 (2010) • Le Feu de mon père (2014) • English translation Flame Out (tr. Kathryn Gabinet-Kroo)
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- 1.Transitions et passages dans l’oeuvre de Michael Delisle. Voix et Images. 38. 3. 7–10 . 2013. 0318-9201 issn2=1705-933X.
- 2.Michael Delisle, comme un cri dans le désert de la solitude. Le Devoir.
- 3.Marie. Cusson. L’absence du père dans « Relation » de Michael Delisle. Voix et Images. 38. 2013. 0318-9201. 1705-933X. 10.7202/1018313ar. 2021-07-29. 75–85.
- 4.Michel. Biron. L’intérêt romanesque de la banlieue chez Michael Delisle. Études littéraires. 45. 2014. 0014-214X. 1708-9069. 10.7202/1028975ar. 2021-07-29. 41–50.
- 5.Francis Villeneuve Côté et Maude Denis-Melançon. Prix littéraire des collégiens 201, Dérive identitaire. Le Nouvelliste. 26 février 2011. E8.
- 6.«Rien dans le ciel»: soigner sa chute. Le Devoir.
- 7.Ce que « La Presse » en pense. La Presse+. 2021-02-07.
- 8.Linda Corbo. La rentrée chez les auteurs d'ici, Lectures d'automne sur fond de décors québécois. Le Nouvelliste. samedi 4 septembre 2010. E7.
- 9.Résultats de recherche – Érudit. Érudit.
- 10.Michael Delisle - Auteurs - Catalogue — Éditions du Boréal. www.editionsboreal.qc.ca.
- 11.Dée de Michael Delisle : l’envers du décor de la banlieue américaine. Le fil rouge. 2017-02-16.
- 12.Michael Delisle remporte le prix littéraire Adrienne-Choquette 2022. Flash Garneau.
- 13.Titres en lice « Prix littéraire des collégien·ne·s. prixlitterairedescollegiens.ca.
- 14.Titres en lice « Prix littéraire des collégien·ne·s. prixlitterairedescollegiens.ca.
- 15.Michael Delisle remporte le Grand Prix du livre de Montréal. Radio-Canada. 2014-11-17.
- 16.Le prix du livre oublié à Michael Delisle. Le Devoir. 2014-02-18.
- 17.Titres en lice « Prix littéraire des collégien·ne·s. prixlitterairedescollegiens.ca.
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