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Olivier Sylvestre
Olivier Sylvestre (born 1982 in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian writer from Quebec. He is most noted for his first theatrical play ''La beauté du monde'', which won the Prix Gratien-Gélinas and was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language drama at the 2015 Governor General's Awards, and his short story collection, ''Noms fictifs'', which was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2018 Governor General's Awards. Sylvestre holds a bachelor's degree in criminology, and a diploma in playwriting from the National Theatre School of Canada. He was translated into English by Leanna Brodie. His monologue ''Le désert'' was premiered in January 2018 at Théâtre Prospero in a production by ''Le Dôme – creations théâtrales'', a company Sylvestre co-leads. His play ''La loi de la gravité'', Éditions Passages(s), has won numerous awards in Europe and was translated into English by Bobby Theo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laval, Quebec
Laval (; ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is in the southwest of the province, north of Montreal. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third-largest city in the province after Montreal and Quebec City, and the thirteenth largest city in Canada with a population of 422,993 in 2016. Laval is geographically separated from the mainland to the north by the Rivière des Mille Îles, and from the Island of Montreal to the south by the Rivière des Prairies. Laval occupies all of Île Jésus as well as the Îles Laval. Laval forms its own administrative region in Quebec which constitutes the 13th region of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec as well as a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) with geographical code 65. It also constitutes the judicial district of Laval. History The first European Settlers in Laval were Jesuits, who were granted a seigneury there in 1636. Agriculture first appeared in Laval in 1670. In 1675, Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
