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Pierre Morency

Pierre Morency (born 8 May 1942) is described as a writer in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.

Photography of the canadian writer and Pierre Morency in front of his house in Orleans Island (Québec) taken by his friend, the French naturalist, writer and explorer Pierre-Olivier Combelles (Summer 1990)

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Life

Pierre Morency was born on 8 May 1942; the birthplace is recorded as Lévis by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and as Lauzon, Canada by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

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poet

playwright

Pierre Morency, (born 8 May 1942) is a French Canadian writer, poet and playwright.

Born — 1942 05 08

Birthplace — Lauzon, Quebec

1963

1966

Born in Lauzon, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Collège de Lévis in 1963 and a teaching diploma from the Université Laval in 1966.

2002

officer

In 2002, Morency was made an officer of the Order of Canada and "is considered one of the most important poets of his generation, drawing his inspiration from the various expressions of life".

2005

In 2005, he was made a knight of the National Order of Quebec.

2000

In 2000, he was awarded the Quebec government's Prix Athanase-David.

1989

General

L'Oeil américain, winner of the 1989 Governor General's Awards

1992

Lumière des oiseaux, winner of the 1992 Governor General's Awards

1997

La Vie entière — Histoires naturelles du Nouveau Monde, winner of the 1997 Governor General's Awards

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