D. Y. Béchard
| Deni Béchard | |
|---|---|
 Béchard at the 2013 Texas Book Festival. | |
| Nationality | Canadian American |
| Alma mater |
Marlboro College; Middlebury College; University of Guelph |
| Genre | novel |
| Notable awards | Commonwealth Writers Prize |
Deni Yvan Béchard (born British Columbia) is a Canadian-American novelist.
His novel, Vandal Love (2006), won the 2007 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book.[1] It was a finalist for the 2009 Combat des livres, broadcast on Radio-Canada.[2]
Life
Béchard was born to French-Canadian and American parents.[3] He graduated from Marlboro College in 1997,[4] from Middlebury College, and from the University of Guelph.[5] He was French editor at The Adirondack Review from 2002-2004.[6]
Though, in French, "Deni" is normally spelled "Denis," his mother named him "Deni." In French, the "s" on "Denis" is silent, and his mother removed it because she wanted English speakers to pronounce his name correctly.
He has lived throughout Canada, and the United States. He currently divides his time between Montreal, Quebec, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Works
- Vandal Love, Doubleday Canada, 2006, ISBN 978-0-385-66051-8
- Cures for Hunger: A Memoir, Milkweed Editions, 2012, ISBN 978-1-57131-331-7
References
- ↑ http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/news/news/detail.cfm?id=324
- ↑ Combat des livres 2009 | Christiane Charette | Zone Radio | Radio-Canada.ca
- ↑ http://www.randomhouse.ca/author/results.pperl?authorid=58796
- ↑ News & Events » Marlboro College
- ↑ Marlboro College
- ↑ Bonjour Again: An Interview with D.Y. Béchard
External links
- "Disobedient Ancestors", Harvard Divinity Bulletin, Vol. 37, No. 2 & 3 (Spring/Summer 2009)
- "La dérive du continent", Voir, Tristan Malavoy-Racine, 17 Janvier 2008