André Giroux (writer)
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For other persons of the same name, see André Giroux.
André Giroux (born December 10, 1916 in Quebec City, Quebec; died July 28, 1977) was an award-winning Canadian writer of fiction. Giroux authored Malgré tout, la joie, a series of short stories for which he received the Governor General's Award for French Canadian literature in 1959, as presented by the Canada Council. He was also a Montyon Prize winner.
Giroux — a member of the Royal Society of Canada — died following an automobile accident which occurred on July 24, 1977.
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[edit] List of literary works
- Au-delà des visages / Beyond the Faces (1948 novel)
- Le gouffre a toujours soif / The Bottomless Pit (1953 novel)
- 14, rue de Galais / 14 Galais street (television series, 1954-57)
- Malgré tout, la joie / Despite Everything, the Joy! (1958) — Winner, 1959 Governor General's Awards
André Giroux also authored articles in newspapers under the pseudonym Rene de Villers.
[edit] Biographies
- Analytical Bibliography of Andre Giroux, Yvette Giroux, 1949
- Andre Giroux - the writer, the man, the poet, Mado of Isle, the Editions Arion, 1994
[edit] Awards and honours
- 1949 - Montyon Prize of the French Academy
- 1950 - Province of Quebec Prize
- 1952 - Guggenheim Fellowship
- 1959 - Governor General's Award for French language fiction
