Jacques Folch-Ribas | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 4, 1928 Barcelona, Spain |
| Occupation | novelist, art critic |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1970s-present |
| Notable works | Une aurore boréale, Le silence, ou Le parfait bonheur |
| Notable awards | Prix Québec-Paris (1974) Prix Molson (1983) Governor General's Award for French-language fiction (1988) |
Jacques Folch-Ribas (born November 4, 1928, in Barcelona, Spain) is a Canadian novelist and art critic from Quebec.[1]
Born in Barcelona, Spain to Catalan parents, he grew up in France after his parents fled Francoist Spain in 1939.[2] He studied mathematics, philosophy, urban planning and architecture at university, and worked for Le Corbusier, before moving to Montreal, where he became a Canadian citizen in 1961.[1] In Montreal, he was a longtime art and literary critic for La Presse alongside his work as a novelist.[1]
He won the Prix Québec-Paris in 1974 for Une aurore boréale,[1] the Prix Molson in 1983 for Le Valet de plume, and the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction in 1988 for Le silence, ou Le parfait bonheur.[1] He is a member of the Académie des lettres du Québec.[1]
Works
- La horde des Zamé (Le démolisseur) (1970)
- Le greffon (1971)
- Une aurore boréale (1974)
- Le Valet de plume (1983)
- La chair de pierre (1984)
- Dehors, les chiens (1986)
- Première nocturne (1991)
- Marie Blanc (1993)
- Homme de plaisir (1999)
- Le silence, ou Le parfait bonheur (1999)
- Des années, des mois, des jours (2001)
- Les pélicans de Géorgie (2009)
- Paco (2011)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jacques Folch-Ribas" at The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ↑ "Les zones de l'enfance de Jacques Folch-Ribas". Le Devoir, February 5, 2011.