1983 Governor General's Awards

	1983 Governor General's Awards Each winner of the 1983 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. English French References {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor Generals Awards, 1983 Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Canada Council The Canada Council for the Arts (french: Conseil des arts du Canada), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It acts as the federal government's principal instrument for funding public arts, as well as for fostering and promoting the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. The Canada Council fulfills its mandate primarily through providing grants and services to professional Canadian artists and arts organizations in dance, interdisciplinary art, media arts, music, opera, theatre, writing, publishing, and the visual arts. In addition, the Canada Council administers the Art Bank, which operates art rental programs and an exhibitions and outreach program. The Canada Council Art Bank holds the largest collection of contemporary Canadian art in the world. The Canada Council is also responsible for the secretariat for the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the Public L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Governor General's Award For French-language Fiction The Governor General's Award for French-language fiction is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a fiction book written in French. It is one of fourteen Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit, seven each for creators of English- and French-language books. The Governor General's Awards program is administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. The program was created and inaugurated in 1937, for 1936 publications in two categories, conventionally called the 1936 awards. French-language works were first recognized by the 1959 Governor General's Awards. Prior to 1959, the Canada Council did not present any awards for French-language literature, although four works originally published in French — Ringuet's '' Thirty Acres'', Germaine Guèvremont's ''The Outlander'', and Gabrielle Roy's ''The Tin Flute'' and '' Street of Riches'' — won the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction when a follow-up English translation was publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Suzanne Paradis Suzanne Paradis (born 27 October 1932) is a Canadian poet, novelist and critic based in Quebec. Paradis was born in Quebec City, Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee .... Books * Pour les enfants des morts * A temps, le bonheur * Les Hauts Cris * La Chasse aux autres * Les Cormorans * L'Oeuvre de pierre * Pour voir les plectrophanes naitre * Emmanuelle en noir * Il y eut un matin * La Voie sauvage * Quand la terre etait toujours jeune * L'ete sera chaud * Noir sur sang * Un Portrait de Jeanne Joron * Poemes, 1959, 1960, 1961 * Adrienne Choquette lue par Suzanne Paradis * Miss Charlie * Les Chevaux de verre * Un gout de sel * Un Aigle dans la basse-cour * La Ligne bleue References Sources * Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 53: Canadian Writers Since 1960, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Governor General's Award For French-language Poetry This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for French language poetry or drama was divided. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References {{Governor General's Literary Awards French Canadian poetry awards Awards established in 1981 1981 establishments in Canada Poetry Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ... French-language literary awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	François Rousseau (researcher) François Rousseau is a medical doctor and researcher from Quebec Canada. His publications include studies about Quebec health history. His book ''L'oeuvre de chère en Nouvelle-France: Le régime des malades à l'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec'' was a finalist for the 1983 Governor General's Awards Each winner of the 1983 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. English French References {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor ... in "French Language - Non-fiction" category. In 1994, he published ''La croix et le scalpel: Histoire des Augustines et de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (1639-1989). References Canadian medical writers Physicians from Quebec 20th-century Canadian physicians Canadian writers in French Living people Canadian medical researchers Writers from Quebec Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{Quebec-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jacques Michon Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related to the surname by the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Origins The origin of this surname ultimately originates from the Latin, Jacobus which belongs to an unknown progenitor. Jacobus comes from the Hebrew name, Yaakov, which translates as "one who follows" or "to follow after". Ancient history A French knight returning from the Crusades in the Holy Lands probably adopted the surname from "Saint Jacques" (or "James the Greater"). James the Greater was one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles, and is believed to be the first martyred apostle. Being endowed with this surname was an honor at the time and it is likely that the Church allowed it because of acts during the Crusades. Indeed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]