Background
He was born to a poor family, but received an excellent education at the Université de Montréal and at the Sorbonne in Paris.
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Jacques Brault
Edit Profilelinguist translator writer poet
Education
University of Paris.
Career
He became a professor at the Université de Montréal, in the Département d"études françaises and the Institut des sciences médiévales, and made frequent appearances as a cultural commentator on Radio-Canada. Jacques Brault"s extensive body of writings includes work of outstanding merit in most literary genres. He is the author of plays, novels and works of short fiction, translations and several seminal works of Canadian literary criticism.
However, it is primarily for his work as a poet that Jacques Brault is admired by readers and known outside of Canada.
Québec-Paris award, for Mé", in 1968.
Achievements
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Québec-Paris award, for Mé", in 1968 Governor General"s Award for Quand nous serons heureux, in 1970 for Agonie, in 1985 for his translation of the collection of poems Transfiguration by E.D Blodgett, in 1999 Prix Alain-Grandbois, for Il n"y a plus de chemin, in 1991 Prix Ludger-Duvernay (1978) Prix Athanase-David (1986) Prix Gilles-Corbeil (1996).
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Born
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Nationality
Canada
Education
Awards
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Prix Athanase-David; Governor General's Award; Prix Ludger; Prix Gilles; Prix Alain-Grandbois
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields.The Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields.