Background
He was born in Quebec City to Alcide and Aurore (Nadeau) Thériault.
He was born in Quebec City to Alcide and Aurore (Nadeau) Thériault.
As a child he dropped out of school at the age of 15, holding many miscellaneous jobs until he became a known writer Perhaps his best-known work is Agaguk, a story of cultural conflict between Inuit and white men, published in 1958.
He was a member of the Canadian Authors Association, the International Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association Club, le syndicat national des Écrivains de France, la Société des Gens de Lettres (Paris), la Société des écrivains canadiens, and la Société des auteurs Dramatiques.