Roger Lemelin
Roger Lemelin, was a Quebec novelist, television writer and essayist.
Biography
Lemelin was born in Quebec City. From 1944 to 1952, he was a Canadian correspondent for the American magazines Time and Life and, from 1972 to 1981, chief executive officer and editor of La Presse.In 1980 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
Honours and awards
- Prix David
- Prize from the Académie française
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada
- Honorary doctorate from Laurentian University
- Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
- Canadian corresponding membership in the Académie Goncourt
- Honorary membership in the Union des écrivains québécois.
Works
- Au pied de la pente douce , 1947
- Les Plouffe , 1948
- Fantaisies sur les péchés capitaux, 1949
- Pierre le magnifique , 1952
- The Bird Fancier , 1952
- Les Voies de l'espérance, 1979
- La Culotte en or, 1980
- Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe, 1982
- Autopsie d'un fumeur, 1988