Serge Lamothe
 Serge Lamothe | |
| Native name | Serge Lamothe |
| Born |
February 15, 1963 Quebec, (Quebec), Canada |
| Occupation | Novelist, poet, dramaturg, translator |
| Nationality | Canadian and French |
| Citizenship | Born Canadian, acquired French citizenship in 2003 |
Serge Lamothe (born February 15, 1963) is a French-Canadian writer.
Education
He holds a master's degree in literature from Laval University in Quebec City.
Career
He was a member of the board and vice president, in 2005, of UNEQ (Quebec Writers Union). Since 2006, he has been a member of the board of the FIL (International Festival of Literature).
Theater
- Le Prince de Miguasha, radio play, Radio-Canada, 2003.
- Rapports intimes, translation & adaptation of Intimate Exchanges by Alan Ayckbourn, 2003.
- Le Procès de Kafka, stage adaptation of The Trial, by Franz Kafka, 2004.
- Le fusil de chasse, stage adaptation of The Hunting Gun, by Yasushi Inoue, 2010.
- Kinkaku-ji, stage adaptation of The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima, 2011.
Circus
- 2008 Zed, dramatist, Cirque du Soleil, written and directed by François Girard, Tokyo.
- 2011 Zarkana, dramatist, Cirque du Soleil, written and directed by François Girard, Radio City Music Hall (NYC), Madrid Arena (Spain), State Kremlin Palace (Moscow). Now a permanent show at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas.
Opera
- 2006 The Seven Deadly Sins & Lindbergh's Flight, dramaturg, librettos by Bertolt Brecht, music by Kurt Weill, Opéra National de Lyon, France.
- 2010 Émilie, dramaturg, libretto by Amin Maalouf, music by Kaija Saariaho, Opéra National de Lyon, France.
- 2012 Parsifal, dramaturg, libretto and music by Richard Wagner, Opéra national de Lyon, France, Metropolitan Opera, New York (2013).
Bibliography
- La longue portée, novel, L'instant même, Quebec, (1998). ISBN 2-89502-103-1
- La tierce personne, novel, L'instant même, Quebec, (2000). ISBN 2-89502-135-X
- L'ange au berceau, novel, L'instant même, Quebec, (2002). ISBN 2-89502-172-4
- Les Baldwin, novel, L'instant même, Quebec, (2004). ISBN 2-89502-196-1
- The Baldwins, novel, (Translated by Fred A. Reed & David Homel), Talonbooks, Vancouver, (2006). ISBN 0-88922-544-3
- Tu n'as que ce sang, poetry, Mémoire d'encrier, Montreal, (2005). ISBN 2-923153-44-8
- Le Procès de Kafka et Le Prince de Miguasha, theater, Alto, Quebec, (2005). ISBN 2-89518-222-1
- Tarquimpol, novel, Alto, Quebec, (2007). ISBN 978-2-923550-04-6
- Métarevers, novel, Coups de tête, Montreal, (2009). ISBN 978-2-923603-12-4
- Projet Perfecto, short story, Alto, Quebec, (2010). ISBN 978-2-923550-39-8
- Les Urbanishads, poetry, Le lézard amoureux, Quebec, (2010). ISBN 978-2-923398-17-4
- Le nid de l'aigle, short stories, (photos by Sébastien Cliche) J'Ai Vu, Quebec, (2010). ISBN 978-2-922763-30-0
- Les Enfants lumière, novel, Alto, Quebec, (2012). ISBN 978-2-89694-078-3
Awards
- 2003 Yves-Thériault Award from Radio-Canada for The Prince of Miguasha, author
- 2011 Kinokuniya Theatre Prize for Hunting Gun, Japan, stage adaptation
- 2011 Yomiuri Prize for Hunting Gun, Japan, stage adaptation
- 2012 Prix du Syndicat de la critique, Prix Claude-Rostand, for Parsifal, Lyon, France, dramaturg
- 2014 Diapason d'or from Diapason for the DVD of Parsifal at the MET, dramaturg
References
- "Tarquimpol". Canoe.com. April 26, 2007.
- Canadian Literature (December 8, 2011). "The Baldwins by Serge Lamothe; Sleeping on the Moon by Sylvia Adams; Moving Day by Terence Young; | Book reviews | Canadian Literature". Canlit.ca. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- New York Arts (March 30, 2013). "Francois Girard's New Production of Wagner's Parsifal at the Met".
External links
- Official site (French)
- Reviews of Lamothe's work
- Serge Lamothe at the Internet Movie Database