Jacques Godbout
Jacques Godbout, OC, CQ is a Canadian novelist, essayist, children's writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet. By his own admission a bit of a dabbler, Godbout has become one of the most important writers of his generation, with a major influence on post-1960 Quebec intellectual life.
Biography
Born in Montreal, Quebec, after studies at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf and the Université de Montréal, Godbout taught French in Ethiopia before joining the National Film Board of Canada as producer and scriptwriter in 1958.He was active during Quebec's Quiet Revolution during which time he wrote a number of penetrating essays, the most important of which were collected in Le Réformiste and Le Murmure marchand.
Godbout was a co-founder of Liberté, the Mouvement laïque de la langue française and the Union des écrivains Québécois. Godbout's films include four full-length features and more than 15 documentaries. He has also written nine novels for adults and two for children. Godbout currently writes a monthly column in the Quebec newsmagazine L'actualité.
Godbout lives in Outremont, a former city now in Montreal. He is the grand-nephew of former Quebec Premier Adélard Godbout.
Godbout's novel Une histoire américaine was chosen for inclusion in the French version of Canada Reads, broadcast on Radio-Canada in 2004, where it was championed by trade-union activist and professor Gérald Larose.
Awards and recognition
On June 30, 2016, Godbout was made an Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor General David Johnston for "his significant contributions to the literary arts and critical thinking for more than half a century."His other awards and recognition include:
- Chevalier of the National Order of Quebec
- Ludger-Duvernay Prize
- Awarded the 2007 Prix Maurice Genevoix for La concierge du Panthéon
- Nominated for a 1997 Governor General's Award for children's literature for Une leçon de chasse
- Winner of the Quebec government's Prix Athanase-David in 1985
- Prix Belgique-Canada
- Winner of the 1967 Governor General's Award for Fiction for Salut Galarneau
Poetry
- Carton pâte — 1956
- Les pavés secs — 1958
- C'est la chaude loi des hommes — 1960
- La grande muraille de Chine — 1969
- Souvenirs Shop — poèmes et proses — 1984
Fiction
- L'aquarium — 1962
- La couteau sur la table — 1965
- Salut Galarneau! — 1967
- D'amour P.Q. — 1972
- L'isle au dragon — 1976
- Les têtes à Papineau — 1981
- Une histoire américaine — 1986
- Le temps des Galarneau — 1993
- Opération Rimbaud — 1999
Non-fiction
- Le réformiste: textes tranquilles — 1975
- Le murmure marchand — 1984
- Abécédaire Québécois — 1988
- L'écran du bonheur — 1990
- L'écrivain de province: journal 1981-1990 — 1991
- L'ésprit du don — 1993
- Le sort de l'Amérique — 1997
Children's literature
- Une leçon de chasse — 1997
- Mes petites fesses — 1998
Filmography
Fiction
YUL 871 - 1966Kid Sentiment - 1967IXE-13 - 1971The Swindle - 1974Documentaries
À St-Henri le cinq septembre Les AdministrateursL'Affaire Norman WilliamAimez-vous les chiens?Alias Will JamesAnglo BluesAnne Hébert, 1916-2000Bientôt NoâlLes CanadiensCinéma vérité : le moment décisifComme en CalifornieDerrière l'imageDeux épisodes dans la vie d'Hubert AquinLes DieuxDistorsionsL'École des peintresEn dernier recoursL'Extràme-Nord canadienFabienne sans son JulesFeu l'objectivitéLes héritiers du mouton noirHuit témoinsL'Invasion L'Invention du stressJacques de Tonnancour, une interviewLes Maîtres-sondeursMarée au GhanaLe monde va nous prendre pour des sauvagesThe Black Sheep Paul-Émile Borduas Les Petits ArpentsPour l'amour du stressPour quelques arpents de neigeLe Prospecteur et la TechniqueQuand vient l'étéQuébec Soft Rose et LandryLe Sort de l'AmériqueTàtes blanchesLe Tir au fusilTraitor or Patriot Travail d'équipe et Recherches agricolesLes "Troubbes" de JohnnyUn monologue Nord-SudUne Leçon de chasseVivre sa ville- ''Les Vrais Cousins''